[mythtv-users] zap2it - rsync updates?

[Michael T. Dean]

On 10/19/06 12:15, Jamin W. Collins wrote:

>Derek Battams wrote:
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>>Since Myth grabs listings up to two weeks in advance, it's likely that  
>>the listings were different at the time they were grabbed for the  
>>day/channel in question.  Myth won't update this Sunday's listings  
>>until Saturday's mythfilldatabase run, at which time the listings will  
>>be updated.  Zap2It's web site reflects changes to the listings as  
>>soon as they are updated by the source, whereas Myth won't update the  
>>listings until the day before, unless you tell mfd otherwise, which is  
>>not recommended as it puts an unnecessary strain on the Zap2It servers.
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>>
>Has anyone talked with Zap2It about possibly providing something like an 
>rsync interface for retrieving channel listings?  This could effectively 
>allow people to keep their listings completely up to date while limiting 
>the load on their servers.
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>
It's been talked about before, but won't work because every user has a 
unique lineup.  TMS made a conscious decision to save bandwidth at the 
expense of computational resources by giving each user a customized 
lineup.  That doesn't mean we should punish them for giving us a better 
product by wasting their resources.

And, in truth, it /is/ a waste to re-download the listings from 8 days 
from now in case of updates.  It just doesn't matter because Myth will 
get the update /before/ it's required (Myth can't start recording a show 
that airs 8 days from now until, well, 8 days from now).

If you want reassurance, check http://zap2it.com/ to see if TMS has the 
updated listings.  If so, Myth will get the updates the day before the 
show airs.

Mike