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

[max.spicer]

Andy Grundman;141939 Wrote: 
> On Oct 2, 2006, at 2:56 AM,
> 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.
> 
The problem there is that most people don't have the facility to run
code on the server that would accept the POSTs.  By allowing ftp of a
file, it provides a very simple method that will just work for most
people.

> 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.
I did wonder about this method originally but wasn't quite sure how
best to do it in an os-independent manner.  This is essentially what
the current thread implementation is doing, if it wasn't for the whole
share by default thread philosophy.

Max


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