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I understand --http-reconnect and --no-http-reconnect determine whether or not to reconnect to an HTTP stream if disconnected. Is there any way to say "max reconnects" so that the stream is aborted after X reconnects? It would really help to be able to determine a stream has ended, say if you can't reconnect after 10 times it's probably over. Currently it seems like you either have to never reconnect or always reconnect.

In VLC 3.0, reconnection is automatic based on the size of the stream.

In VLC 3.0, reconnection is automatic based on the size of the stream.

Thanks, Rémi. It does still seem like --no-http-reconnect and --http-reconnect will override this though. Is there a way I can tell VLC to give up on a stream once it starts getting too many "http stream error: cannot connect"? Currently it seems like it will just retry forever, and using --no-http-reconnect means it will never retry which could end the stream prematurely if there's a network hiccup.