[mythtv-users] new Schedules Direct not random?

Robert Eden rmeden at gmail.com
Fri Nov 7 22:54:00 UTC 2014


On 11/7/2014 3:14 PM, Joseph Fry wrote:
>
> I guess I am just looking at it from the Mythtv perspective.
>
> If I run mythfilldatabase at 5pm ET via cron, and you were to return no data, but did set the suggested time call to 5:18... then mythfilldatabase 
> would run again at 5:18... and I have no issue with that at all.
>
> If you have other products who are using your service, but not respecting the suggested time call feature, perhaps this would serve to encourage 
> them to do so?  SD can certainly tell their customers that in order to use their service they must implement that feature... especially because it 
> keeps costs down for everyone.
>
Many SD apps (and even those running MythTV )  are using old code and can't easily change.  I don't think we need a technical solution... if folks 
can't use suggested time, we'll just send an email.

Robert



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