[mythtv-users] Taking a Load Off DataDirect ???

[Brian Wood]

On Jun 12, 2006, at 1:11 PM, David Rees wrote:

> On 6/11/06, Robert Johnston <anaerin at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Why not use one machine as a Squid proxy, and channel all the  
>> requests
>> through that (As the DataDirect stuff is done over http). Then the
>> subsequent requests will be served out of the Squid cache, rather  
>> than
>> hitting DataDirect again.
>
> This won't work as each request is user authenticated (would have to
> share user accounts), a HTTP POST (can't cache results of HTTP POSTs)
> and also probably dynamically generated (dynamic content generally is
> missing HTTP headers which encourage caching) leading to no
> cachability.

No method of implementing this concept would work without changes at  
both ends. It was intended as a concept for possible inclusion in a  
future release if the popularity of Myth gets to the point of needing  
to de-centralize the schedule data distribution.

Also, any businessman would get nervous about a single-source  for a  
resource that is necessary to the proper functioning of a product.  
Datadirect has been great, and AFAIK has shown no negative feelings  
about MythTV, but what it their data center had been in New Orleans ??