Podracer Podracer is a podcast downloader.
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Podracer is a podcast downloader. Podracer is a podcast downloader. It takes a file with the URLs to all your podcast rss feeds and goes and gets the mp3s and stores them in a specified location. Podracer is a Bourne Shell script with an internal BitTorrent downloader written in Python.Here are some key features of "Podracer":· Catchup feature updates the log without downloading all podcasts· Run as a cron job to automatically receive podcasts· Properly fails (with no error message for the sake of cron) if already running· Download podcast enclosures of any file format· Support for BitTorrent downloading and seeding of podcasts· Configurable seed time management - seed torrents for an hour or a day· Background torrent seeding continues after program ends and stops automatically· System-wide and user-specific configuration· User-specific subscription file and podcast download directories· Commentable subscription file - go ahead and mark it up· Fully configurable placement of files and directories· Support for dynamic creation of download directories, i.e. based on date/time· Appears in podcasters' logs as a podcast receiver· Automatic creation of m3u playlists· User may request that m3u not be created· Automatic removal of empty download directories· Your suggestions...Requirements:Podracer does require a few things to make it run. here I am listing the requirements which may not be installed on a standard Unix system: · A Bourne-compatible shell (/bin/sh) - tested using bash and ksh· Python - required by BitTorrent· BitTorrent - the original client by Bram Cohen· Screen - required for background torrent seeding· Curl - http/ftp file downloader· Timeout - run a program for a specified time: normally only available as part of a larger package that is used for "post-mortem analysis of a UNIX system after a breakin", I have included it in the Podracer distribution to be installed automatically if you don't already have it.What's New in This Release:· This release no longer hangs when a download stalls.· It now follows redirections properly.· Blank lines in the subscription file are ignored.· Feeds without line breaks now work properly.· It is possible to get the version number from the command line.

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