Icecast - Aug 2004 - Public Server?

Hmmm.. perhaps:

1.  My inquiries aren't making it to the list.
2.  I've stumped the judges.
3.  My question is perceived as ridiculous and undeserving of an answer.

I quote from the Icecast online FAQ:

"What do I need to setup and run an icecast server?
First of all you need a box to run the server. Download and compile icecast on
this box, and start it up (the default config should be fine). Next, you will
need to send your server an audio stream from an encoder. You can run shout or
iceplay on the same box or another box to stream pre-encoded content to the
icecast server. If you want to broadcast a stream at a different bitrate than
the bitrate the files has been encoded at, you can use liveice. Liveice also
lets you be a real DJ, with support for mixing, crossfades, mic input, etc. You
can also use Nullsoft's WinAmp under Windows platforms with their Shoutcast
plugins. Once the encoder connects your server will be listed at
http://yp.icecast.org/ if you have specified that it will be public. Other
directory servers may be used as well."

Now I've never set up a server so it's quite possible that I'll need
to consult another resource.  It just seems that I'm overlooking something
simple here.  I have what appears to be a working Icecast server, which
indicates it's receiving my encoder audio.  I *have not* configured any
other server software (such as Apache) on my machine.  Is there something I need
to do to make the Icecast server receive requests from other addresses?

On a related note, in the FAQ document above, it says that once the encoder
connects, the server will be listed at yp.icecast.org.  I'm only showing 6
channels when I go to that site and I have to assume that there are a lot more
available audio streams.  Do this streams need to be in some way registered? 
Can a regular ol' IP address work?

Any help you guys can offer is appreciated.  At this point I'd be happy to
get a verification that this e-mail actually showed up on the list.

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On Thu, 16 Jan 2003 astralflight6@netscape.net wrote:
> Hmmm.. perhaps:
>
> 1.  My inquiries aren't making it to the list.
Looks like that was the case - this is the first time I've seen this
message.
> You can run shout or iceplay on the same box or another box to stream
> pre-encoded content to the icecast server.
This must be an old document.  Both programs have been discontinued for
some time.  Ices is the recommended streamer for pre-encoded content, and
has been for a couple of years.
> Now I've never set up a server so it's quite possible that I'll
need to
> consult another resource.  It just seems that I'm overlooking something
> simple here.  I have what appears to be a working Icecast server, which
> indicates it's receiving my encoder audio.  I *have not* configured any
> other server software (such as Apache) on my machine.  Is there something
> I need to do to make the Icecast server receive requests from other
> addresses?
To clarify.  Are you saying that you can listen on the machine running the
server but not from anywhere else?
> On a related note, in the FAQ document above, it says that once the
> encoder connects, the server will be listed at yp.icecast.org.  I'm
only
> showing 6 channels when I go to that site and I have to assume that there
> are a lot more available audio streams.  Do this streams need to be in
> some way registered?  Can a regular ol' IP address work?
I understand that there are some issues with the yp.icecast.org server.
Ordinarily, all you'd have to do is specify that the stream is public and
that yp.icecast.org be a directory server and it would get listed.

Geoff.

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