Icecast - May 2015 - Pathing syntax for icecast.xml in Windows

Hi,

Icecast.xml shows a sample path to a mountpoint fallback file as

<fallback-mount>/example2.ogg</fallback-mount>

Under Windows, will this next work?

<fallback-mount>"C:\Users\username\Desktop\foldername\subfoldername\fallback.mp3"</fallback-mount>

Also, the usage of a fallback mount is only shown in the sample 
icecast.xml under a commented-out section, about 3/4 of the way down:

    <!-- Normal mounts -->
     <!--
     <mount type="normal">
<mount-name>/example-complex.ogg</mount-name>

         <username>otherkpovsource</username>
         <password>hackmemore</password>

         <max-listeners>10</max-listeners>
<dump-file>/tmp/dump-example1.ogg</dump-file>
         <burst-size>65536</burst-size>
<fallback-mount>/example2.ogg</fallback-mount>
<fallback-override>1</fallback-override>
<fallback-when-full>1</fallback-when-full>
         <intro>/example_intro.ogg</intro>
         <hidden>1</hidden>
         <public>1</public>
         <authentication type="htpasswd">
                 <option name="filename"
value="myauth"/>
                 <option name="allow_duplicate_users"
value="0"/>
         </authentication>
         <http-headers>
                 <header name="Access-Control-Allow-Origin" 
value="http://webplayer.example.org" />
                 <header name="baz" value="quux" />
         </http-headers>
     </mount>
     -->

Can I use the fallback mountpoint syntax up at the top where my normal 
mount is defined? I.e.,

<!-- set the mountpoint for a shoutcast source to use, the default if not
          specified is /stream but you can change it here if an 
alternative is
          wanted or an extension is required -->
<shoutcast-mount>/mymount</shoutcast-mount>
<fallback-mount>"C:\Users\username\Desktop\foldername\subfoldername\fallback.mp3"</fallback-mount>
<fallback-override>1</fallback-override>
<fallback-when-full>1</fallback-when-full>

-- 
Jack Elliott
Producer, The Point Wednesday
Host, The Sunday Classics
KPOV 88.9 High Desert Radio
kpov.org

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reflum,

On Sat, 2015-05-30 at 09:30 -0700, that Jack Elliott
wrote:
> Hi, 
> 
> Icecast.xml shows a sample path to a mountpoint fallback file as 
> 
> <fallback-mount>/example2.ogg</fallback-mount>
> 
> Under Windows, will this next work?
> 
>
<fallback-mount>"C:\Users\username\Desktop\foldername\subfoldername
> \fallback.mp3"</fallback-mount>
> [...]
No.

I think you misunderstanding fallbacks a bit: Those are not files but
actual mounts (which may be files within the webroot).

I would suggest to read docs for more info:
http://icecast.org/docs/icecast-2.4.1/config-file.html#mountsettings

-- 
Philipp.
 (Rah of PH2)
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Hi Philipp,

Thank you.

I find in the Icecast docs the following:

"_A fallback mount can also state a file that is located in webroot._ 
This is useful for playing a pre-recorded file in the case of a stream 
going down. It will repeat until either the listener disconnects or a 
stream comes back available and takes the listeners back. As per usual, 
the file format should match the stream format, failing to do so may 
cause problems with playback."

This is at http://icecast.org/docs/icecast-2.4.1/config-file.htm 
<http://icecast.org/docs/icecast-2.4.1/config-file.html>

So it appears that one can specify a static file as the fallback. My 
question has to do with whether Icecast will be happy with the syntax I 
have proposed as the path to the file.

-- 
that Jack Elliott
541 848 7021
Producer Wednesday Point, Host, The Sunday Classics
KPOV 88.9, High Desert Radio
Audio geek

On 05/31/2015 05:12 AM, Philipp Schafft wrote:
> reflum,
>
> On Sat, 2015-05-30 at 09:30 -0700, that Jack Elliott wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Icecast.xml sh"A fallback mount can also state a file that is
located in webroot. This
>>   is useful for playing a pre-recorded file in the case of a stream
going
>>   down. It will repeat until either the listener disconnects or a
stream
>> comes back available and takes the listeners back. As per usual, the
>> file format should match the stream format, failing to do so may cause
>> problems with playback."ows a sample path to a mountpoint fallback
file as
>>
>> <fallback-mount>/example2.ogg</fallback-mount>
>>
>> Under Windows, will this next work?
>>
>>
<fallback-mount>"C:\Users\username\Desktop\foldername\subfoldername
>> \fallback.mp3"</fallback-mount>
>> [...]
> No.
>
> I think you misunderstanding fallbacks a bit: Those are not files but
> actual mounts (which may be files within the webroot).
>
> I would suggest to read docs for more info:
> http://icecast.org/docs/icecast-2.4.1/config-file.html#mountsettings
>
>
>
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