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Which is fine if you want to wait

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ID3 tags

They're the tags that are imbedded within an MP3 with data about the song - like the title etc.

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I just cannot think of a elegant solution at this time.

No, I just thought I stressed you out, which I don't want.
From now on my filenames will be full of illegal characters and gibberish.

xD

Sorry if I'm sounding dickish, forgot to add the happyfaces and winks.

Damn, chill. I'm asking, because I really would not understand a need. Now that you explained it it makes sense specially on the feed and server side issues.
But if it is about consistency it's still giving out wrong data specially since the ID3 tags could say different things.
It all makes more sense regarding your server-side issues which I am of course unaware of and are best to be managed in whichever way you seem convenient.

Seriously? It matters because people upload files called "Untitled.mp3" just because you are picky about naming your files consistently does not mean the rest of the world does as well. It matters to me because on the server end, it's nice to know what files belong to what, furthermore it matters because of things like the podcast feed to iTunes / readers.

But the result of changing filenames is even more inconsistency, for example in my case or Bleo's.
I don't understand why is it that they need to be changed, though. What does it matter?

No, we have to change the file names, end of story. You can thank inconsistency, lack of standard, and users choosing really bad file names for that.

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Yeah ID3 tags are kept intact and is what I am using so the downloader can rename the file properly. I guess I'll add artist name on the title too from now on.

I didn't actually realize the ID3 tags stayed intact.  Last week I didn't even put an ID3 tag on the tune!  (I thought it was auto gen)  Thanks for the heads up.