On Thu, 19 Jun 2014 20:01:57 +0100, dinkypumpkin wrote: > If mmsnothread is unset/false and a Windows Media resource is supplied > in multiple parts, get_iplayer will attempt to download the parts in > parallel. The "thread" is a bit of a misnomer - get_iplayer just > launches multiple instances of mplayer in separate processes. > Presumably the mechanism didn't work on Windows, so "mmsnothread 1" was > incorporated into the installer. I don't know any of those multi-part > resources exists any longer. If anyone knows of one, chime in.
Thank you, that makes it much clearer; "mmsnothread 1" stays in the options file. > The system options file is managed by the installer on Windows. You > shouldn't touch it. If you want to override any settings, put them in > your user options file or use the command line. OK. -- Regards, Howard. [email protected] http://www.orgels.demon.co.uk PGP public key available. Geek Code available. _______________________________________________ get_iplayer mailing list [email protected] http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
