[icecast] Anybody tried implementing different streaming protocols yet?

Michael Smith
2004-08-06T14:23:23Z

On Friday 16 May 2003 00:04, Stefan Neufeind wrote:
> Hi,
>
> does anybody know if somebody tried implementing things like rtsp, mms or
> similar in icecast so far? I heard some rumors from people complaining
> transmissions over http or not "that secure" because using a wget
you can
> easily write them to disk. They suggested using real servers or something -
> but I wonder if its (easy?) possible to implement another already widely
> used protocol like mms, rtsp or similar.
>

There are many compelling reasons to want to use a different protocol for
streaming media, rather than just http. This sort of "security"
argument is
definately NOT such a reason - it's a red herring at best.

For entirely different reasons, an RTSP implementation in icecast would be a
Very Good Thing, but it's an extremely large task. I don't think anyone
has
tried yet.

Mike