I thinbk the point is tha in standard http streaming ,you can insert an
ID3V2 tag at the start of the stream and have title data displayed - even
if you're streaming static files from apacghe.

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On Sun, 25 Jun 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> Not really.  Take a look at my streaming MP3 station on Live365 at
> http://www.live365.com/cgi-bin/directory.cgi?autostart=wtgfs
> and you'll see the info from the ID3 version 1 tags for all clips.
> The server, which of course runs much faster than the internet
> connection, simply reads the ID3 Version 1 tag and uses the info before
> it starts streaming the music.  A non-problem, really.
> 
> Bob B.
> 
> Don Melton wrote:
> >
> > Why add version 2 tags at all?  Version 1 tags are virtually useless
> > within streaming audio (since they don't appear until the end of the
> > stream), so version 2 tag support is essential for that type of
> > application.
> >
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