os2hardwarel{at}ftn.wpusa.dynip.com wrote:
> 
>  You should be able to write a Rexx script that invokes ogg123 properly to
>  play an ogg stream, but the problem will be if the browser can tell it is
>  an ogg stream as opposed to another format.  I haven't tried this, but I
>  wonder if you can set up two possible programs to chose from for a MIME
>  type and then select one for MP3 streams and another for ogg streams.
>

The difficulty seems to be that for a helper app the browser expects to 
download the link target in its entirety /before/ passing it into the 
helper. This can't readily be done for an internet radio ogg stream - 
the download never ends so the helper is never called.

>  This would all be academic if someone would add streaming support to the
>  ogg plug-in that is distributed with ogg vorbis for OS/2.  As both z! and
>  PM123 use this plug-in they would both then be able to play ogg streams.
>  I have asked several times about this and never received an answer.
> 

Yes, that's what's needed.

Regards

Sid Gale


 
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