Actually, I was refering to AAC+ streams. Itunes, at least Itunes for the 
Mac, didn't handle it when Shellworld Radio was experimenting with it. 
Still brings a tear to my eye, as it is a wonderful format.

Bruce

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On Wed, 1 Feb 2006, Larry N wrote:

> I wonder if that's true. I've never seen plug ins for earlier versions
> though. As for Bruce's comment concerning Winamp and aac, iTunes also plays
> it. Admittedly the program could be a whole lot more accessible than it is,
> but if a person simply wanted to play an aac file and for whatever reason
> didn't want to load Winamp, they could do it. I recognize that this is
> unlikely here, as Winamp is easily the most accessible player for most of
> us. Still, I enjoy giving other players a shot, just to see what they can
> do.
>
> Larry
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brent Harding" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <[email protected]>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 5:42 PM
> Subject: Re: New Winamp Security Vulnerability
>
>
>> They must have plugins for old versions to do AAC as well.
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Bruce Toews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <[email protected]>
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 1:31 PM
>> Subject: Re: New Winamp Security Vulnerability
>>
>>
>>> Windows Media also plays less file types, too. Last I heard you couldn't
>>> even play Vorbis files without a plugin. I'm assuming you'd need another
>>> plugin for flac as well, and Winamp is the only player I know of at this
>>> point that can play AAC+ files.
>>>
>>> Bruce
>>>
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>>> On Wed, 1 Feb 2006, Brent Harding wrote:
>>>
>>>> I think windows media player is more limiting actually. You can't
>>>> crossfade,
>>>> use dsp plugins, etc that winamp does. I use media player for streams
>>>> that
>>>> require it, but no more than that.
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Steve Pattison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>> To: "PC Audio" <[email protected]>; "Access-L"
>>>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 6:11 AM
>>>> Subject: Fwd: New Winamp Security Vulnerability
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>>>> From: Chipmunks [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This just came off of a list I'm on.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Doris
>>>>>>
>>>>>> New Winamp Security Vulnerability
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Tech News:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Nullsoft has just released an update to Winamp aimed at fixing a
>>>>>> serious
>>>>>> security vulnerability that opened up systems to remote attack.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     The company posted version 5.13 of the media player online on
>>>>>> Monday
>>>>>> after Secunia and other security companies issued alerts about the
>>>>>> problem.
>>>>>> Malicious software exploiting the "extremely critical" flaw was
>>>>>> already
>>>>>> circulating on the Internet, according to Secunia's advisory.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     A security researcher by the nickname of Kozan discovered the flaw
>>>>>> in
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> Winamp 5.12 that can be exploited to compromise a user's system. Proof
>>>>>> of
>>>>>> concept code was published last Sunday.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     An attacker could exploit the flaw through a specially crafted
>>>>>> playlist
>>>>>> file. Upon opening the file, the flaw results in a buffer overflow,
>>>>>> allowing
>>>>>> the attacker to launch applications and take over control of a system.
>>>>>> The
>>>>>> vulnerability effectively allows the attacker to turn the computer
>>>>>> into
>>>>>> a
>>>>>> zombie system or steal data from the system's hard drive.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     Even though the security company gave the vulnerability its
>>>>>> highest
>>>>>> rating for software threats, it noted that the number of people who
>>>>>> use
>>>>>> Winamp has declined over the years, so the scope of the problem is not
>>>>>> as
>>>>>> large as it once might have been.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     "Winamp used to be the world's most popular MP3 player and is
>>>>>> still
>>>>>> quite
>>>>>> popular, but as Windows Media Player has gotten better, some users
>>>>>> have
>>>>>> migrated over," said Thomas Kristensen, Secunia's chief technology
>>>>>> officer,
>>>>>> to CNETnews.com.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     "We aren't aware of any systems that have been compromised yet,
>>>>>> but
>>>>>> it's
>>>>>> likely to happen since there's exploit code out," Kristensen said.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     Well, as you can plainly see, nothing is safe anymore. Not even
>>>>>> your
>>>>>> music player. So, if you want to keep your system safe, go to
>>>>>> www.winamp.com/player/
>>>>>> and get the latest Winamp version.
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards Steve
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