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Library Computer => Podcast Technical Issues => Topic started by: doc on September 08, 2007, 09:52:49 AM

Title: last two podcasts from itunes .....only downloaded 6 mins..read on
Post by: doc on September 08, 2007, 09:52:49 AM
Rico,
 

      Only 6 minutes downloaded from itunes the last 2 episodes of your show....did anyone else have this problem?               thx


"I don't like to lose"----Captain James T. Kirk
"I have to have my Rico Treks in Sci-fi fix"----doc from the podcast: Heroes of Science Fiction and Fantasy.....
Title: Re: last two podcasts from itunes .....only downloaded 6 mins..read on
Post by: Geekyfanboy on September 08, 2007, 09:59:43 AM
I have once in a while.. normally I would just delete the small file and then re-download the show again and that would work.
Title: Re: last two podcasts from itunes .....only downloaded 6 mins..read on
Post by: doc on September 08, 2007, 10:21:05 AM
thx....will give that a try....need my fix
Title: Re: last two podcasts from itunes .....only downloaded 6 mins..read on
Post by: Jobydrone on September 08, 2007, 10:58:36 AM
This happens to me too once in a while.  It usually downloads normally the second time.
Title: Re: last two podcasts from itunes .....only downloaded 6 mins..read on
Post by: Jen on September 19, 2007, 10:37:54 AM
Humm...I've never had that issue. Why do you think this happens?
Title: Re: last two podcasts from itunes .....only downloaded 6 mins..read on
Post by: Rico on September 19, 2007, 10:51:56 AM
There are a few reasons this happens.  One it can be your local net connection is having issues.  Second, it can be related to the server that the podcasts sit on being overloaded and timing out.  Either will cause a partial download to happen.  I test download each new show right after I upload it to make sure it's working.  But some issues can still happen.  Best suggestion is to delete the partial file and download the show again.
Title: Re: last two podcasts from itunes .....only downloaded 6 mins..read on
Post by: billybob476 on September 19, 2007, 10:56:10 AM
Sometimes it also has to do with the distribution system you use. Rico I don't know if you're using libsyn or something but sometimes the distributed servers don't receive the entire file. If your client connects to one of those servers then you'll download an incomplete file. It takes a bit of time for your file to propagate throughout the distribution network.