Anyone here try icecast2/ices2?

[Scott.Prive at storigen.com (Scott Prive)]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Meyer [mailto:cmeyer at MIT.EDU]
> Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 11:39 PM
> To: discuss at blu.org
> Subject: Re: Anyone here try icecast2/ices2?
> 
> 
> As a matter of fact, I just installed it yesterday. What is 
> it you want to 
> know? 
Just basic comments like pros.. cons... observations.
I'm not looking for anything specific at this point... a streamer is mostly straightforward (UI is where people get picky). 

I've found it's a wonderful tool for listening to my 
> music collection 
> (at home) while I'm at work. When combined with streamcast or 
> ices, that is.

You do mean Ices2/Icecast2, right? The website doesn't make this clear, but Ices1 is full of bugs and not supported.

 
> The only complaint I've got with Icecast itself so far is 
> that it could be a 
> little better on the UI front. That, and I haven't yet 
> figured out how to 
> tell it not to drop my client after a seemingly random song finishes 
> playing. (Or X seconds of inactivity, like if my DSL 
> bandwidth suddenly 
> spikes.) I'm sure it's possible, though.

Check the mailing list..

> 
> -Chris
> 
> 
> Scott Prive wrote:
> > Has anyone messed around with a recent installation of Icecast?
> > 
> > Despite website appearances at icecast.org, it's not an 
> abandoned project. Just wondering if anyone's used it, things 
> they didn't or did like, etc.
> > 
> > -Scott
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