RDSS non-responsive workaround

[Ted Craven]

Several people have written me today that RDSS is often slow or non-responsive today, or intermittently responsive. This is because TwinSpires tote servers are slow today (from time to time) in processing responses when RDSS hits them for data (tote, scratches, changes).

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EDIT July 25, 2020 - This information has evolved and the best and apparently always successful workaround is discussed in this post later in this Thread. Feel free to read through this thread if you like, OR -- go immediately to the END and find a proven solution.

HERE: http://paceandcap.com/forums/showpos...2&postcount=71

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(Following, is the original post.)


The best solution right now is to disable tote data within RDSS. This issue has been discussed many times before. The following is from an email and Private Message I just sent to a few people today:

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If Tote is Enabled in RDSS, TwinSpires being sluggish today is slowing RDSS down.

Disable Tote access within RDSS: http://www.paceandcap.com/forums/sho...&postcount=251 To summarize:


1. In the Configue Tab, open the Config Editor by clicking the Edit Configure File button.

2. Find the [General] section. Look for the following line somewhere BELOW the line beginning [General]

Tote_enabled=0

3. If that line already exists and perhaps reads Tote_enabled=1 (because you did this before), make sure it ends with =0 If the Tote_enabled= line does not exist, please add it: Tote_enabled=0 This setting DISABLES tote flow from Twinspires within RDSS. (=1 or absent means Tote Enabled, =0 means Tote Disabled).

4. Save the Config File, then close it, then restart RDSS.

5. Processing will then be peppy.

We know this is due to TwinSpires because even with Tote Enabled (Tote_enabled=1, or when that line is absent) often RDSS responds smoothly because TwinSpires tote servers are normally and speedily accessible.

Please remember to reset Tote to Enabled (Tote_enabled=1) if you want to get tote data within RDSS. There will be a checkbox on the Configure screen for this next update.

Sorry about that ...

Ted