audio streaming without kmplayer, etc???

[Chris Hill]

On Sun, 26 Oct 2008, Gary Kline wrote:

> Only bleep-Doze or linux works, and I'd like a clue how to stream mp3 
> files using X browser on FBSD.  If I try to stream or d/load with 
> konq, it asks if I want to Save, Cancel, or use KMplayer.  For most 
> audio-- streams that last several minutes to two hours--KMplayer is 
> fine.  But for the few French language sites that stream one or two 
> syllables at a time, I wind up with multiple KMplayers.  (And 
> linguist-dunce that I am, I'll reply a word or phrase 20-30 times. 
> Yes, sorry, but I'm that bad.
>
> How do I stream an mp3 file without using a player.... Or is there a 
> way?  (I'd use Ubuntu 8.10, but the port is busted right now. 
> Besides, it's time that it just-worked with FreeBSD.  We've already 
> got the most rock solid server OS; why can't we go the additional few 
> centimeters?

Maybe I'm misunderstanding the question, but mplayer-plugin has worked 
under Firefox for a long time now. If you have a URL, I can try it from 
here.

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Chris Hill               chris at monochrome.org
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