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To: trouthead who wrote (3324)	5/24/1999 2:55:00 PM
From: Cascade Berry	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 5843

Yes...but the streaming works very poorly - even on a decent connection! And the sound quality is crappy.

To: trouthead who wrote (3324)	5/27/1999 11:31:00 AM
From: Scott C. Lemon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5843

Hello Junior, You stated: > Why would I want to downlaod an mp3 file of a news broadcast when I > can stream it live. Streaming and mp3 are designed for different > purposes. I'm not sure what you are referring to. You are comparing apples and oranges. MP3 is an encoding format for audio ... it has nothing to do with streaming. But it can be streamed, just like any other encoded media. Please visit shoutcast.com to see that MP3 is indeed being streamed on the Internet. Currently, SHOUTcast is doing the streaming over an HTTP connection, where Real and QT have decided to stream MP3 using RTSP/RTP ... something that is out there in IETF drafts. I stream MP3s all day and all night ... Scott C. Lemon jb