CMD Line Radio downloads have stopped working with Windows

Don Grunbaum don at grunbaum.co.uk
Wed Apr 23 00:00:08 PDT 2014


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris" <chris_jones at compuserve.com>
To: <get_iplayer at lists.infradead.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2014 7:49 AM
Subject: CMD Line Radio downloads have stopped working with Windows


> On both my computers (Windows XP) one running 2.85, the other 2.86 I 
> am no longer able to download radio programmes from the domestic 
> network.
> This seems to have happened since the weekend
> I normally work in command line mode using a string of index 
> addresses finishing with the mp3 conversion parameter (--aactomp3)
> System is suggesting that I use --modes=wma and I've tried this but 
> the download performance seems to be diabolical ..30mins to d/l 
> Radio 4's "iPM" < 21MB.
> Have the BBC done something when they introduced the "new" iPlayer.
>
> Brgds
>

Sounds very much like the problems I have been reporting and still 
encounter.

Don 




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