[observation and suggestion] amarok opens too many connection when updating podcasts

[Colin Guthrie]

Robert Smits wrote:
> On October 10, 2007 12:21:09 pm i686 wrote:
>> Amarok seems to start a new connection for each podcast when checking for
>> new ones ..with 40 podcats, amarok seems to try to open 40 connections
>> simultaneously and usually a good fraction of them chock when the network
>> is slower.
>>
>> possible solution on my part : not using amarok to manage all my podcasts
>> :-) ...not cool possible solution on amarok part: have some intelligence as
>> to how many simultaneous connections are made ..10 at a time? 15?
>>
>> how about having a way to have downloading new podcats quieng? instead of
>> having 5 podcasts sometimes downloading at the same time slowing down
>> everything else?
>>
>> these could make a lot of difference to people with slower connections ..
>>
>> thanks for a great product guys
>>
>>
> 
> Excuse me, but how are you using Amarok to manage podcasts? I don't see 
> anything in the docs or help file talking about podcasts.
> 
> I've long used Amarok to PLAY podcasts, either by donloading them first and 
> clicking on them, or simply by clicking on the podcast feed url from within 
> kaggregator. 
> 
> Is this what you're talking about, or is there something I'm missing?

Nope you are missing something. Amarok can subscribe to the XML feed of
a podcast and automatcially download new entries for you...

Col