Code should be as follows. Now with Build Items Per Pass = 1, the server checks
for idleStreams at each pass, thus allowing (at last) slow servers (like mine,
Mini-ITX VIA EDEN 522MHz) to refresh big playlists without causing dropouts.

[root@sirius Web]# diff --unified Pages.pm.orig Pages.pm
--- Pages.pm.orig       2005-07-21 02:21:38.000000000 +0200
+++ Pages.pm    2005-08-14 01:12:43.000000000 +0200
@@ -1123,7 +1123,7 @@
                $itemCount++;
 
                # don't neglect the streams for over 0.25 seconds
-               if ($needIdleStreams && $itemCount > 1 && $itemCount %
$itemsPerPass && (Time::HiRes::time() - $starttime) > 0.25) {
+               if ($needIdleStreams && $itemCount > 1 && !($itemCount %
$itemsPerPass) && (Time::HiRes::time() - $starttime) > 0.25) {
 
                        main::idleStreams();
                }

Regards,
Nicolas