>Would it be possible to allow the option of re-scanning the library on >launching the server? >It would be much better if the server could check if there is new music >and if there is new music re-scan this music in as it is launched. > I would vote against this.
Slimserver has in the past rescanned the music library at start up (not sure if it was intentional or a bug), and many people, including me, lobbied to get this functionality removed. Slimserver runs as an automatic service on my box, so it runs when XP starts up. This causes disk thrashing and slows the startup/log in cycle. Most of the time I know when I need to update my library, and prefer to do it manually when I am not using the PC for other activities. There is a rescan plugin, that can be configured to run a scheduled rescan - e.g. run it every morning. Someone also wrote a windows shell registry patch that allows a right-click on a folder to rescan just that folder. So, after adding new music, you can rescan the folder at that time. It may also be possible to configure some post-rip action in your ripping software to automatically rescan slimserver upon adding new music? I guess there's nothing wrong with requesting an auto-rescan upon server startup, but I would opt for it to be optional, with the default setting being turned off. Phil _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
