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destruk
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‎05-03-2011 12:57 AM

FTP Streaming?

I didn't see any examples with this - but we'd like to be able to somehow stream a file from the source ftp server the media content resides on - is that possible? like changing the feed url to ftp://username:password@ftp.mysite.com:21 ?
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gonzotek
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‎05-03-2011 04:16 AM

Re: FTP Streaming?

I believe the Roku requires the server to support http range requests(because mp4 metadata necessary for playback is often at the end of a file), so ftp wouldn't work.
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RokuKevin
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‎05-03-2011 09:17 AM

Re: FTP Streaming?

ftp is not a supported protocol in ifHttpAgent.

--Kevin
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destruk
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‎05-03-2011 02:42 PM

Re: FTP Streaming?

Are there plans to support it at all in the future? As for mp4 metadata, if the server supports resume, then you can do a range request for any section of the file, including the end to be sent in a chunk. Just a thought.
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RokuKevin
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‎05-03-2011 02:52 PM

Re: FTP Streaming?

There are not currently any plans to support ftp.

--Kevin
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