If you check this unofficial howto at http://quasi.ksl.com/icecast/ then you will find an example xml config file for ices which allows you to server static music files. However, you will need to remove the 'encoding' section of the file as on my system it would reencode on the fly as long as that section existed. --thanks Michael Edwards http://www.walledcity.ca>===== Original Message From Deva Seetharam <deva@downstreamdigital.com> ====>> > using icecast1, it was possible to serve static music files. from my >> > prelim understanding, it seems like icecast2 can serve only streams. is >> > this correct? >> > >> >> No. icecast2 fully supports serving of static files. >> > >could you pls. tell how to serve static files? that is, how to configure >the server and how to access the files from a client such as winamp? > >thanks, >deva > >--- >8 ---- >List archives: http://www.xiph.org/archives/ >icecast project homepage: http://www.icecast.org/ >To unsubscribe from this list, send a message to 'icecast-request@xiph.org' >containing only the word 'unsubscribe' in the body. No subject is needed. >Unsubscribe messages sent to the list will be ignored/filtered.<p>--- >8 ---- List archives: http://www.xiph.org/archives/ icecast project homepage: http://www.icecast.org/ To unsubscribe from this list, send a message to 'icecast-request@xiph.org' containing only the word 'unsubscribe' in the body. No subject is needed. Unsubscribe messages sent to the list will be ignored/filtered.
hi, my attempts to stream mp3 files using winamp to a icecast2 server mysteriously fail. nothing gets logged on the server side; winamp doesnt provide any detailed error message either. does anyone know what is going on? btw, what should be the config file changes? i couldnt find any sample config files at quasi.ksl.com for specifying mp3 srcs. whre can i find the necessary info? thanks, deva --- >8 ---- List archives: http://www.xiph.org/archives/ icecast project homepage: http://www.icecast.org/ To unsubscribe from this list, send a message to 'icecast-request@xiph.org' containing only the word 'unsubscribe' in the body. No subject is needed. Unsubscribe messages sent to the list will be ignored/filtered.
are you using oddcast and lame? adam On Mon, 24 Feb 2003, Deva Seetharam wrote:> hi, > > my attempts to stream mp3 files using winamp to a icecast2 server > mysteriously fail. nothing gets logged on the server side; winamp doesnt > provide any detailed error message either. > > does anyone know what is going on? btw, what should be the config file > changes? > > i couldnt find any sample config files at quasi.ksl.com for specifying mp3 > srcs. whre can i find the necessary info? > > thanks, > deva > > --- >8 ---- > List archives: http://www.xiph.org/archives/ > icecast project homepage: http://www.icecast.org/ > To unsubscribe from this list, send a message to 'icecast-request@xiph.org' > containing only the word 'unsubscribe' in the body. No subject is needed. > Unsubscribe messages sent to the list will be ignored/filtered. ><p><p><p>Adam Hyde The Streaming Suitcase Free as in 'media' +44 (0)7919 847 023 <p>--- >8 ---- List archives: http://www.xiph.org/archives/ icecast project homepage: http://www.icecast.org/ To unsubscribe from this list, send a message to 'icecast-request@xiph.org' containing only the word 'unsubscribe' in the body. No subject is needed. Unsubscribe messages sent to the list will be ignored/filtered.