Hunter Hillegas
2004-Aug-06 14:22 UTC
[icecast] Getting the Stream to "Just Start Playing" on the client
I'm curious what method y'all are using for getting your streams going on the client. We've been using a hyperlink to the stream like this: http://www.fatfreeradio.net:8000/playlist.pls?mount=/hifi&file=dummy.pls It works okay but people get prompted to save or open the file. It would be better if it just opened their streaming player each time, without the dialog. Anyone know any way to do that? Hunter --- >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.
tim
2004-Aug-06 14:22 UTC
[icecast] Getting the Stream to "Just Start Playing" on the client
you need to set netscape for that. your netscape is not yet set to send .pls/m3u files to your mp3 player. t. * Hunter Hillegas <lists@lastonepicked.com> [010824 16:53]:> I'm curious what method y'all are using for getting your streams going on > the client. > > We've been using a hyperlink to the stream like this: > http://www.fatfreeradio.net:8000/playlist.pls?mount=/hifi&file=dummy.pls > > It works okay but people get prompted to save or open the file. It would be > better if it just opened their streaming player each time, without the > dialog. > > Anyone know any way to do that? > > Hunter > > > --- >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.--- >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.
Hunter Hillegas
2004-Aug-06 14:22 UTC
[icecast] Getting the Stream to "Just Start Playing" on the client
Hmmm... Maybe I wasn't clear. This is a public Web site. Some people are using Netscape, most using IE... All different kinds of media players, mostly WinAmp, Real, WMP, and iTunes. What I'm looking for is a way for the media player to be launched automatically. If I choose "Open from this location" from the link, WinAmp DOES open. .pls files *are* mapped to WinAmp, I'd just like to be able to skip this step if I can. Or make it easier in some way. What I don't really want is people saving the link to the stream on their desktop and never coming back to the Web site. I'd like them to have a reason to come back and visit the site. Does that make sense? Hunter> From: tim <tim@nvhs.nl> > Reply-To: icecast@xiph.org > Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 16:59:11 +0200 > To: icecast@xiph.org > Subject: Re: [icecast] Getting the Stream to "Just Start Playing" on the > client > > > you need to set netscape for that. your netscape is not yet set > to send .pls/m3u files to your mp3 player. > > t. > > * Hunter Hillegas <lists@lastonepicked.com> [010824 16:53]: >> I'm curious what method y'all are using for getting your streams going on >> the client. >> >> We've been using a hyperlink to the stream like this: >> http://www.fatfreeradio.net:8000/playlist.pls?mount=/hifi&file=dummy.pls >> >> It works okay but people get prompted to save or open the file. It would be >> better if it just opened their streaming player each time, without the >> dialog. >> >> Anyone know any way to do that? >> >> Hunter >> >> >> --- >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. > > --- >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. >--- >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.