Icecast - Sep 2008 - schedule a fallback and / 2 sources streaming at 1 server ???

Hi everyone.
I was wondering if it is possible to schedule a fallback. I know there 
is the option when no source is streaming then icecast server falls back 
to another mount point. So my question is if it is possible to schedule 
some sort of fallback to another mount point whenever i want to. Let me 
give you an example:
source 1 is streaming to server from 16:00 until 16:59 at mount point 1.
At 16:59 server falls back (by schedule)  to mount point 2 (which 
includes some jingles ads and so on) until 17:02 when a new source 
(source 2) takes over control and streams again at mount point 1.
Is this possible?

Another question. I saw some option about the number of sources that can 
connect to the same server simultanously. What happens when source 2 
connects to the server that source 1 is streaming already and source 2 
starts its own stream? Are they both streaming? Source 1 is kicked off 
or does it keep control over the server?

These questions have to do with the fact that i am thinking of having a 
server and many sources in different places streaming to this server. 
The thing is how to keep all the sources synchronized.

Thanx in advance

kosnickx wrote:
> So my question is if it is possible to schedule 
> some sort of fallback to another mount point whenever i want to
Yes.  I have a Windows installation where my live stream comes from Simplecast
with multiple mount points with the same data.

At certain points in the day, I need to insert alternate material to an
individual mount point instead of the main stream provided by Simplecast.  I
wrote a separate scheduling application that launches EZstream for the one hour
inserts.  All other mount points continue to receive the main program.

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Regards
Dick Trump

Dick Trump wrote:
> kosnickx wrote:
>   
>> So my question is if it is possible to schedule 
>> some sort of fallback to another mount point whenever i want to
>>     
>
> Yes.  I have a Windows installation where my live stream comes from
Simplecast with multiple mount points with the same data.
>
> At certain points in the day, I need to insert alternate material to an
individual mount point instead of the main stream provided by Simplecast.  I
wrote a separate scheduling application that launches EZstream for the one hour
inserts.  All other mount points continue to receive the main program.
>
>   
First of all thanks for your answer.
Now let's see if i got it right.
You have lets say 5 mount points, all of them playing the same stream 
(from the same client - Simplecast).
Every hour you use one of these mount points (lets say #3) to insert 
alternate stream.
So with your own application (kind of scheduler i guess) you connect a 
new client (that is EZstream) to mount point 3 (i suppose only for a few 
moments - some ads and jingles maybe).
So EZstream provides mount point 3 with new stream right?
What happens to Simplecast (it was streaming to mount point 3 too - now 
both Simplecast and EZstream stream to mount point 3)?
What happens when EZstream stops streaming to mount point 3 (while, i 
guess, Simplecast kept streaming to mount point 3)?
Once again thanks.