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<blockquote data-quote="mm1352000" data-source="post: 1112827" data-attributes="member: 82144">That's a very reasonable question.Yes, in most cases the recommendation would be to run an update prior to every scan. I have to admit that I'm a bit biased. The satellite that I have access to is missing certain transponder definitions. I've tried to email FastSatFinder (the MP satellite information provider) and get them to add the definitions, but they seem to have a limitation in their database/system which prevents them from adding the missing definitions. So, I have to manually edit the transponder list file. If automatic updates were implemented then my modifications would be overwritten and I'd have to manually scan the missing transponders. Quite a pain... but then I guess I'm in the minority, and we should make decisions based on benefits for the majority.No, it isn't already there... and yes, it is affected by the code freeze. As it happens, I was looking at this part of TVE 3.5 today. I'll consider what we can do. We'd need to balance the convenience against the limits of our server(s)/hosting and the length of time it takes to update the transponder lists (which off the top of my head is something like 60 seconds, depending on internet connection bandwidth).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mm1352000, post: 1112827, member: 82144"] That's a very reasonable question. Yes, in most cases the recommendation would be to run an update prior to every scan. I have to admit that I'm a bit biased. The satellite that I have access to is missing certain transponder definitions. I've tried to email FastSatFinder (the MP satellite information provider) and get them to add the definitions, but they seem to have a limitation in their database/system which prevents them from adding the missing definitions. So, I have to manually edit the transponder list file. If automatic updates were implemented then my modifications would be overwritten and I'd have to manually scan the missing transponders. Quite a pain... but then I guess I'm in the minority, and we should make decisions based on benefits for the majority. No, it isn't already there... and yes, it is affected by the code freeze. As it happens, I was looking at this part of TVE 3.5 today. I'll consider what we can do. We'd need to balance the convenience against the limits of our server(s)/hosting and the length of time it takes to update the transponder lists (which off the top of my head is something like 60 seconds, depending on internet connection bandwidth). [/QUOTE]

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