Chapter 9 Applications

Table 48 Applications > Broadcatching

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Item Name

These are the downloadable files. The following icons show the file’s status in the NSA.

 

Completed: The NSA has downloaded the whole file. Double-click the item to go to the

 

Download Service screen where you can see the file’s name and location.

 

Seeding: The NSA downloaded the complete file and NSA is sharing it with other P2P

 

download users. Double-click the item to go to the Download Service screen.

 

Downloading: The NSA is downloading the file. Double-click the item to go to the

 

Download Service screen.

 

Queued: The file is waiting in line for the NSA to download it. Double-click the item to go

 

to the Download Service screen.

 

Pause: The download has been manually stopped. Double-click the item to go to the

 

Download Service screen.

 

Missing File: The NSA could not find the file.

 

Error: The NSA automatically retries unsuccessful download attempts. The status

 

displays as error when the re-attempts are also unsuccessful and the NSA stops trying to

 

download the file. To try the download again, use the Add button to create a new task.

 

Note: A ... indicates an abbreviated file name. Hold your cursor over the name to display

 

the full name.

 

 

Published Date

This is when the file was made available for download.

 

 

Description

This is the publishers introduction for the file.

 

 

Actions

Start Downloading: Click this to add the file to the NSA’s download queue or check the

 

file’s status in the NSA’s download service.

 

Click the Delete icon to remove the file from the channel’s list.

 

 

9.9.1 Adding a Broadcatching Channel

At the time of writing, the NSA supports RSS 2.0 feeds. Websites with a feed usually display a feed icon (shown next). Copy and paste the feed’s URL into the Applications > Broadcatching > Add Channel screen and you can download new files as they are added.

Figure 86 Feed Icon

A channel uses a feed to deliver its contents (items). Subscribe the NSA to a feed to be able to download the contents.

Click Applications > Broadcatching > Add Channel to open the following screen. Use the Add Channel screen to subscribe the NSA to a channel’s feed so you can view the channel. You also

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