[SlimDevices: Beta] Re: Crash whilst using Network test plugin

[Andy Grundman]

On Oct 2, 2006, at 2:56 AM, max.spicer wrote:

> What's so bad about NET::FTP, or was that before you'd noticed the
> threads?

As Herger said, it will block, although using threads is one way  
around this blocking.  What you might want to do instead is use HTTP  
and POST something to a server to update the Now Playing info.  We've  
already got a good async HTTP library you can use to do this easily  
without needing threads.  You could also fire off a separate short- 
lived process if you'd like to still use FTP.  See the scanner code  
for an example on how to do this.