Hey Chris,

Yeah... m3u files and a few other playlist file types too. But I was at a
website the other day that claimed to stream files ending in the .mp3
extension.  I can't remember which site it was, but there's one I found in
a random Goggle search:

   http://217.160.40.20/us/pages/index.php3?exec=detailview&articleid=19484

I get the IE popup with the choices of downloading or opening from current
position, and the latter is grayed out.

But if I right click on the link to the MP3, copy the URL, and then paste
it intp WinAmp's Play > Location  ... the .mp3 file will play fine:

   http://217.160.40.20/us/pages/media/ram/19484-a1.mp3

Same thing if I go to another page on that site, and swipe a URL from the
source code for an MP3 set up there to play via javascript, and then paste
to WinAmp, the .mp3 file will play fine:

   http://217.160.43.198/mixes/b-funk.mp3

I wonder if it has something to do with the exact type of MP3, info in its
tag, or something else.

I'll see if I can find a link directly to an MP3 that IE will let me open
from the location.  But I have a feeling this is an IE setup issue.

Shel

BTW: I'm loving my NEX II!

--- Chris Holt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Streams usually have the extension .pls
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Shel Ritter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 1:58 PM
> Subject: [MP3 ENCODER] OT: Streaming MP3s w/MSIE and Winamp
> 
> 
> > I was just trying to stream an MP3 file from the net with WinAmp v2.81
> that
> > had the extension .mp3, but with my MSIE v5.5, a window pops up that
> only
> > lets me download the file.  The option to open it from it's present
> > location is greyed out. The Nullsoft website says that I should have
> the
> > option to load it from its present location, and explains a few more
> steps
> > on how to set up IE so WinAmp with stream .mp3 files directly.
> >
> > Hmmm... maybe when files are compressed at 90-120kbps or above, IE may
> be
> > detecting that I only have a 56K dialup connection and won't let me try
> > streaming it.
> >
> > Anyone know much about this?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Shel


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