--- squeezeboxserver-7.6.0-32854/Slim/Utils/Scanner.pm-orig	2011-07-29 11:37:14.000000000 -0500
+++ squeezeboxserver-7.6.0-32854/Slim/Utils/Scanner.pm	2011-07-29 11:36:52.000000000 -0500
@@ -327,7 +327,10 @@
 		
 		# Skip client playlists
 		next if $args->{types} && $args->{types} eq 'list' && $file =~ /clientplaylist.*\.m3u$/;
-		
+
+        # Skip files in directories marked with a ".skipindex" file	
+        next if( -e File::Spec->catfile(File::Basename::dirname($file),".skipindex"));
+	
 		if ( main::SCANNER && !$main::progress ) {
 			$log->error("Scanning: $file");
 		}