[r0tt3n]

1- People like TV shows.
2- Sometimes people aren't able to watch their favorite TV shows.
3- Therefore, people download their favorite TV shows.

1- The ed2k network enables people to download things such as TV shows.
2- Bittorrent networks enable people to download things such as TV shows.
3- Sites like <bleep!> host well-organized, community-driven lists of ed2k links for things like TV shows.
4- Therefore, people use sites like <bleep!> to download things like TV shows using the ed2k network.

1- Sites like tvu.org.ru have rss feeds for different combinations of tv show/language/season (such as <bleep!>)
2- RSS Feeds can be used to automatically queue up new episodes when they become available (much like uTorrent can).
3- eMule does not have the ability to auto-queue downloads from RSS feeds like uTorrent can.
4- Therefore, some people are unhappy / switching to uTorrent.

The bottom line:

~ Auto-Queuing of Downloads From RSS Feeds ~
~ ~ ~ The best feature eMule doesn't have ~ ~ ~

Please, for the love of god, somebody correct me if some crazy varient of eMuleMorph exists that has this, but, to the best of my knowledge, no eMule client does. I've been searching for days, and all I've found are posts from mid-2005 til now talking about this feature. It's been 2 years now. Perhaps it's about time to implement it.

Moderator note: Please keep the your topic germane to the general concept and refrain from posting references to copyrighted material, as per the Forum Rules. Thanks.

This post has been edited by PacoBell: 07 May 2007 - 11:18 PM

[Andu]

Forum Rules said:

2. No References to Illegal Content Allowed

General or specific references to any illegal content are not allowed. This includes: ed2k links, links to sites which host such content, and graphics which show these materials. Violation of this rule will result in the references being removed and the user warned and/or immediately banned. Direct or indirect promotion of copyright violations is not tolerated and posts WILL be removed.

[ducho]

r0tt3n, on May 7 2007, 05:50 AM, said:

~ Auto-Queuing of Downloads From RSS Feeds ~

How trust the source of rss feeds?
How to avoid Illegal Content from rss feeds?
Why I need someone else put a link in my emule?

I think that all type of auto-queuing is an anti-feature.

[Quezl]

Doesn't Morph XT already has support for RSS feeds? I don't know whether it's the same thing that you had in mind, but you could check it out.

Personally, while I don't have anything against this feature per se, I think it's better to be implemented in a mod than in the official client. Or as a plugin, once the offical client supports them.

[Andu]

Morph can view RSS feeds but it doesn't automatically add ed2k links tho. I'm not sure but I think it's on the Morph's todo list but there is a lot on that list so it might take a while till it makes it into Morph.

@ducho if that was a problem then there would be no sense in using it in BT either. It only works because you use feeds from sites you trust. Copyright issues would be solely the problem of the user. You chose the feeds so you are responsible for what is downloaded.

[cafebean]

Quote

What animals do you feed RSS to?

Mules appearly.

I think such a feature is better fitted for an external software. For one thing, updating it would be a lot easier. I'm surprised that there are no rss readers that can auto add links based on regular expressions, or this there one just that I'm not aware of?


ps. Are the moderators on strike?

[r0tt3n]

@Andu: Thanks for responding to Dunchu. I would have responded in a similar fashion. I'd like to add one thing...

@Dunchu: Your reasoning is negated by the fact that you are here. If you honestly believed what you said - that just because something can be used in an illegal way, that it should be avoided entirely - then you wouldn't be using eMule, would you?

@cafebean: You mentioned you were surprised that no RSS readers had link adding based on regular expressions - uTorrent does this, and in fact, it's the only way I do it (*<bleep!>*xvid*lol* works pretty well). I believe regular RSS Readers also have this capability, but I don't know since I don't use one. Regarding this feature being better fitted as an external software, I strongly disagree. Perhaps as an interim solution, having external rss feed reader auto-queue downloads, but this is far from elegant, and miles from ideal, and here's why. One major part of the desired functionality of an auto-queuing function is the ability to have those auto-queued downloads to also be automatically assigned that match a certain regular expression be assigned to a specific category as they are being queued so that they will automatically be put in the correct folder, assigned a download priority, and whatever else you might want to do with categories. To the best of my knowledge, it's not possible to externally control an ed2k link's assigned category, either before, during, or after it's being added, but if I'm wrong about that, then perhaps external would be an option. But, assuming it's not possible, then an external solution such as this is not my idea of an acceptable permanent solution, although I would tolerate it as a temporary workaround.

This post has been edited by PacoBell: 07 May 2007 - 11:19 PM

[slowsilver]

Well, I use Azureus with an RSS plugin on a few sites I trust and it has yet to fail me - i.e. it has always downloaded exactly what I've wanted it to download.

And as for whether I'd change mod for RSS plugin...? No. It's a useful little thing, but it's not a priority. Checking an RSS feed once a in a while isn't that big a deal. The only benefit of the feed is that it's infallible whereas I may screw up and not notice a file I want. I'll notice the gap though, when the next file from the same sequence comes along.

[gigatoaster]

Hi!

I think eMule build-in search engine is enough powerful and accurate to get what you ask for without the need to look for links on the Internet or elsewhere.

[r0tt3n]

gigatoaster, on May 7 2007, 04:11 PM, said:

I think eMule build-in search engine is enough powerful and accurate to get what you ask for without the need to look for links on the Internet or elsewhere.

Classic comments from someone who has never experienced rss-feed auto-queuing before. Of course you prefer what you already know, that is the nature of being human! Try using uTorrent's RSS feed auto-queuing functionality for a month with say, ****** rss feeds, and then comment on what you prefer.

This post has been edited by gigatoaster: 18 May 2007 - 02:29 PM

[Andu]

gigatoaster, on May 7 2007, 11:11 PM, said:

Hi!

I think eMule build-in search engine is enough powerful and accurate to get what you ask for without the need to look for links on the Internet or elsewhere.

There is a difference between sufficient and convenient tho.

[maloXP]

Being a bit familiar to RSS and stuff like that I want to acknowledge that this is imho quite a good idea. RSS is indeed a great thing, but you have to try it out. Concerning a possible misuse: Everybody is responsible for what he or she downloads, so why should he or she not being held responsible for which xml feeds to subscribe?

[gigatoaster]

r0tt3n, on May 7 2007, 11:27 PM, said:

gigatoaster, on May 7 2007, 04:11 PM, said:

I think eMule build-in search engine is enough powerful and accurate to get what you ask for without the need to look for links on the Internet or elsewhere.

Classic comments from someone who has never experienced rss-feed auto-queuing before. Of course you prefer what you already know, that is the nature of being human! Try using uTorrent's RSS feed auto-queuing functionality for a month with say, ****'s rss feeds, and then comment on what you prefer.

Classic comment but still valid. You have a search engine, why would it not be enough sufficient/powerful? I did used µTorrent RSS feed but I prefer to use my favourite torrent website...Anyway, eMule and µTorrent are not very the same thing so the comparaison is not valid. And stop making reference to illegal web site please!

This post has been edited by gigatoaster: 18 May 2007 - 02:30 PM

[ShareazaEmuleBroadbandP2P]

Look at this project to automatic download via Sonarr Radarr or Medusa https://github.com/vexdev/amarr