<br><font size=2><tt>vdr-bounces@linuxtv.org schrieb am 10.04.2008 14:53:04:<br>
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> ua0lnj schrieb:<br>
> > Hi<br>
> > If it's interecting for anybody.<br>
> ..<br>
> > And other feature, this is deleting absent channels. If provider
was <br>
> > deleted channels, you need delete it from channels.conf manually.
<br>
> > After this patch, vdr auto deleting channels, which not present
on <br>
> > transponder in sdt. Need select "delete absent channels"
in dvb <br>
> > settings menu, but if you selected channels update or transponder
update.<br>
> I am very interested in this feature. My providers (astra/hotbird)
are <br>
> smart enough not to send not to much garbage, but deleting of unused
<br>
> channels is really a pain. I am at 4500 Channels in my channels.conf
and <br>
> I am pretty sure that at least 30 % of them are long gone.<br>
> <br>
> Is it possible to have that feature seperated ?<br>
> @kls ... and include it in the mainline ?<br>
> <br>
> Best regards<br>
> Peter<br>
> <br>
How about something simpler and implement a manual delete on request, like
a "negativ" channel scan ?</tt></font>
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<br><font size=2><tt>My usual way of cleaning up channels.conf is structuring
it using the ":" feature in the conf file.</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt>The last managed entry is :5000 so I have 4999 channels
that I can sort and structure as I like.</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt>Channels >=5000 are automaticly added from VDR,
hence I only need to occationally delete entries >5000 and I'm fine.</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt>New channels I need will be moved manually into my
managed range and stay there until I want to get rid of them.</tt></font>
<br>
<br><font size=2><tt>I would actually prefer something manual instead of
being triggered by the provider and their potential lazyness and their
**ironie on** notorious standard adherence **ironie off**.</tt></font>
<br>
<br><font size=2><tt>regards Peter</tt></font>