[mythtv-users] Zap2it Labs: Temporary scale-back to 3 days of listings

[Tom Lichti]

Zap2It-Labs wrote:
>>> We update the database once a day, so the time of day you download 
>>> within the 24 hour span is immaterial.  You won't get 
>>>       
>> anything new at 5:00 p.m.
>>     
>>> (just before primetime) as opposed to 5:00 a.m.
>>>       
>> Hmmm.  I can see how, no matter what time of day that update 
>> actually *is*, it could interact poorly with a) when people 
>> retrieve and b) when networks update.  Cause, no, I don't 
>> think it actually *is* immaterial when we download.  If it's 
>> *just before* you update, we lose an extra day's currency.
>>     
>
> Yes, you're right.  I guess I'm used to some people downloading hundreds (or
> even thousands) or times per day, totally pointlessly, from DataDirect,
> thinking they're getting updated data (I guess).
>   
Sounds like you could gain a lot by limiting people to one download per 
day, or maybe a max of 3. Just refuse the download on the 4th (or more try).

Tom