Icecast - Jun 2005 - Icecast and ezstream

Hi,

What is the actual functionality of ezstream when I use it with
Icecast?What does it exactly do?

Why isn't Icecast written to read a file directly and stream it?

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~$ubh

Subhabrata Bhattacharya wrote:
> What is the actual functionality of ezstream when I use it with
> Icecast?What does it exactly do?
>
> Why isn't Icecast written to read a file directly and stream it?

that's exactly what it does!

from http://www.icecast.org/ezstream.php:

"ezstream is a command line utility...It enables you to stream mp3 or
vorbis files to an icecast server..."

u can define a single mp3/vorbis-file or a whole m3u-playlist, which is then
repeatedly sent to the icecast server...

mike
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Well not trying to speak for Icecast but there are several problems with
just reading files and making an internet stream out of that.  For one,
Icecast would have to be aware of all the different types of media files
you might attempt to throw at it.  You can't just read files and throw
them at users and expect it to be a "stream".  It's not like a
webserver.  Things have to be timed to send to users at a regulated
pace.  Something source encoders do for the servers they source.

Jay

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Subject: [Icecast] Icecast and ezstream


Hi,

What is the actual functionality of ezstream when I use it with
Icecast?What does it exactly do?

Why isn't Icecast written to read a file directly and stream it?

--
~$ubh
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