Debian Bug#611473: get-iplayer: should not allow downloading entire iplayer site without explicitly requesting this

2011-02-01 Thread Jonathan Wiltshire
(confirmed for 2.79) Package: get-iplayer Version: 2.78-2 Severity: important I ran an 'at' job overnight of the form get_iplayer --get $(get_iplayer | grep 'my prog name' | cut -d: -f1) Unfortunately, the grep failed (there was no program of this name at the time the job ran) and so get_iplayer

Re: Debian Bug#611473: get-iplayer: should not allow downloading entire iplayer site without explicitly requesting this

2011-02-01 Thread Alan Pope
On 1 February 2011 11:47, Jonathan Wiltshire wrote: > I ran an 'at' job overnight of the form > get_iplayer --get $(get_iplayer | grep 'my prog name' | cut -d: -f1) > Why even do that? Why not 'get_iplayer "my prog name" --pvradd "my_prog_name"', then cron/at "get_player --pvr" Al.

Re: Debian Bug#611473: get-iplayer: should not allow downloading entire iplayer site without explicitly requesting this

2011-02-01 Thread Derek J. Balling
On Feb 1, 2011, at 7:37 AM, Alan Pope wrote: > On 1 February 2011 11:47, Jonathan Wiltshire wrote: >> I ran an 'at' job overnight of the form >> get_iplayer --get $(get_iplayer | grep 'my prog name' | cut -d: -f1) >> > > Why even do that? Why not 'get_iplayer "my prog name" --pvradd > "my_prog

Re: Debian Bug#611473: get-iplayer: should not allow downloading entire iplayer site without explicitly requesting this

2011-02-01 Thread Chris Davies
Jonathan Wiltshire wrote: I ran an 'at' job overnight of the form get_iplayer --get $(get_iplayer | grep 'my prog name' | cut -d: -f1) While I have no doubt that get_iplayer probably shouldn't attempt to download everything, I can't help but wonder if you've considered get_iplayer --get 'm

Re: Debian Bug#611473: get-iplayer: should not allow downloading entire iplayer site without explicitly requesting this

2011-02-01 Thread Jonathan Wiltshire
No need to CC me. On Tue, Feb 01, 2011 at 12:40:30PM +, Chris Davies wrote: > While I have no doubt that get_iplayer probably shouldn't attempt to > download everything, I can't help but wonder if you've considered > get_iplayer --get 'my prog name'. I already suggested this, of course. But i

Re: Debian Bug#611473: get-iplayer: should not allow downloading entire iplayer site without explicitly requesting this

2011-02-01 Thread Andy Bircumshaw
On 1/2/2011, at 12:40pm, Derek J. Balling wrote: > On Feb 1, 2011, at 7:37 AM, Alan Pope wrote: > >> On 1 February 2011 11:47, Jonathan Wiltshire wrote: >>> I ran an 'at' job overnight of the form >>> get_iplayer --get $(get_iplayer | grep 'my prog name' | cut -d: -f1) >>> >> >> Why even do th

Re: Debian Bug#611473: get-iplayer: should not allow downloading entire iplayer site without explicitly requesting this

2011-02-04 Thread fs ck
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Re: Debian Bug#611473: get-iplayer: should not allow downloading entire iplayer site without explicitly requesting this

2011-02-04 Thread fs ck
Actually, now thinking harder about this,  you really do want this --get all behaviour - I know of users who use it like this: get_iplayer --cat drama --channel one --get i.e. get all drama on BBC One... If you change behaviour it will break some user's wanted and relied upon functionality. My