2005-09-22 10:19:08 -04:00
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Icecast 2.3
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**** New features for 2.3.0 ****
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- Streaming support for ogg speex, ogg flac, ogg midi
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- intro file support - per mount settable
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Intro files will play when a listener first connects to a stream. This
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is designed for station jingles and the like. If you don't broadcast
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in ogg vorbis, you must make sure the bitrate/samplerate/number of
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channels match up to your stream.
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- on-demand relays, global and per-relay settable
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On demand relays only connect to the relayed content when there are
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listeners attached to the relay. This can save bandwidth in certain cases.
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- fallback to file, extends on the intro file handling.
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With this feature, you can specify a "fallback file" which will be played
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in a loop and sent your currently connected listeners in the event of a
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source client disconnect. This means your listeners stay connected while
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you fix your disconnect problem. Same rules regarding bitrate/samplerate/
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number of channels apply as with intro files.
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- new mount-level settings
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1. public, type/subtype, genre settings, stream description,
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stream url, stream name, bitrate (override what is sent from the source
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client)
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2. mp3 metadata interval
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3. on-[dis]connect scripts can be stated per-mount, invoked at source
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start/stop and take 1 arg which is the mountpoint.
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- New URL listener authenticator.
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This delegates your listener authorization to an external application.
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URL calls are made on listener connect/disconnect as well as source
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connect/disconnect. It is meant for large broadcasters who have existing
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authentication systems that need to be integrated into. Included is
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an example php-based application that can be used in conjunction with
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the url authenticator to manage a simple subscription-based broadcast.
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- HTPasswd authenticator uses in-memory structures now.
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- On demand files now can be fed through an authenticator
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- Update to admin/web xslt interface
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**** Fixes for 2.3.0 ****
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- real/helix works
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- win32 access log correct
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- stats client is stable now (curl -X STATS http://admin@host:port/)
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- show mountpoints on stats that are inactive but have an active fallback
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- more updates over HUP possible
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2005-09-22 10:39:51 -04:00
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- improved stability under heavy load
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- moving clients will no longer sometimes deadlock the server
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- avoid small writes to reduce TCP overhead.
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2005-09-22 10:19:08 -04:00
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2004-12-14 11:32:50 -05:00
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Icecast 2.2
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****New features for 2.2 (in no particular order):****
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- Theora Video support -
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Icecast now supports video streaming via theora. Currently, we require the latest
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(alpha 4) version of libtheora. This is an optional compile, so if you don't
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have theora then icecast will safely ignore it
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- Shoutcast style source client support -
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Icecast now supports the connection protocol used by the Shoutcast DSP source
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client. This is the same connection protocol used by their NSV encoding tools.
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This means that not only can you use the Shoutcast DSP to stream to icecast, but
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that you can also stream NSV via their tools.
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- AAC is added as a supported streaming format -
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Not too many source clients support streaming in this format, but we support it.
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- Cluster password -
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Now you can specify a cluster password as a <mount> option in the config. This
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will allow you to cluster multiple servers/mounts into a single listing on the
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stream directory. Note that this is different than "grouping" which groups together
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streams coming from the same physical IP and with the same stream name. Clusters
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are meant for relays of the same stream and will only be listed *once* in the stream
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directory. When a listener tunes into a cluster, they will be served an m3u file
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with all the clusters for that stream.
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- Playlist Log -
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This is an option setting that will create an audit trail of metadata that comes through
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icecast. It is a single file that contains information for all mountpoints.
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- Range Support for static files -
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We now support seeking in files served off the icecast fserve.
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- Metadata Update via Admin -
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We now support metadata updates via the admin interface for both MP3 AND Ogg Vorbis
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streams.
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- Per mount hidden stats and YP prevention -
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You many now indicate certains mounts to be excluded (i.e. hidden) from the main
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status.xsl page. This is useful when using local private relays. You can also
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override the YP setting (as in disable) on a per-mount basis. Also useful for
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local private relays.
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- Multiple example config files -
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We now have multiple config files for you to use as a base. A "simple" one for
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quick-start, and a more detailed "advanced" one with all the features, as well
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as a "shoutcast compatable" one, which shows how you'd config for using the
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shoutcast DSP.
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- Relay user/pass -
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You can now specify authentication used by a relay. This is for the case where
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you have listener authentication enabled for a mountpoint, and want to connect
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a relay to it.
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2004-11-04 11:51:32 -05:00
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Icecast 2.1 11/04/2004
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2004-10-28 12:11:10 -04:00
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****New features for 2.1 (in no particular order):****
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-Listener Authentication-
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Icecast now supports listener authentication. This provides a mechanism for
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creating/maintaining users and passwords for listeners. Currently, we only
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have implemented a simple, file-based storage for users and passwords. New
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authenticators are on the horizon (such as URL-based or possibly MySQL based)
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New admin pages were also added for the maintenance of users/passwords. Please
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check the docs for a more detailed description of this new feature.
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-Multi-Level Fallbacks-
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2004-10-29 16:26:03 -04:00
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Multi-level fallbacks allow for specifications of a series of fallback mounts
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2004-11-06 12:16:57 -05:00
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that you can use to automatically move listeners in the event of a source being
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disconnected. In the event of new listeners attaching to the source stream that has
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been disconnected, they are routed to the fallback mount (if specified).
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Icecast now has fallback-override capability as well which means that in the event
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of a source stream failure, listeners are moved to the fallback mount, and then
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automatically recaptured when the original source stream returns.
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2004-10-28 12:11:10 -04:00
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-Burst-On-Connect-
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This is an new, optional config setting which will send a initial burst of
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data to connecting listeners. This has the effect of reducing
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(significantly) the startup buffer latency from the end-user perspective.
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This option is enabled by default.
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****New Enhancements for 2.1****
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-Update to admin interface-
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This interface has been cleaned up quite a bit and made a bit nicer.
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-Rewrite of the YP listing code-
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The icecast yp code has received a complete overhaul by karl, and it's a much
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more stable and failure-resistant implementation.
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-Lots and lots of bugs fixed-
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Check the ChangeLog for a complete list of these...
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2003-11-12 22:52:49 -05:00
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2003-10-12
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Added documentation
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2003-06-17 17:10:56 -04:00
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2003-04-23
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Support aliases
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2003-03-09
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Support listening on multiple sockets.
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2003-03-08
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Support for shoutcast source protocol added.
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2003-03-08
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Started implementing generic admin interface. Supports (so far):
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- dynamic configuration of mount fallbacks
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/admin/fallbacks?mount=/mount&fallback=/fallback
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- setting of mp3 metadata
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/admin/metadata?mount=/mount&mode=updinfo&song=New%20Title
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- dumping raw xml stats
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/admin/rawstats
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- listing all connected clients on a mountpoint:
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/admin/listclients?mount=/mountname
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2003-03-05
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Implemented the ability to reread the config file on SIGHUP. For now, this
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does not affect configuration for currently running sources (only new
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sources and global parameters like max-listeners)
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2003-03-02
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More features:
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-- per mountpoint listener maxima
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-- static configuration of mountpoint fallbacks
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-- stream dumping (write incoming stream to disk)
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2003-02-27
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Fix log buffering on win32 - previously, logs were never flushed, so they
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only got output every few tens or hundreds of lines.
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2003-02-27
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Support new icy-audio-info header, to communicate various parameters to
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clients and yp servers, including sample rate, quality, channels, bitrate
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2003-02-25
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Full support for relaying mp3 metadata (if turned on in config file)
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2003-02-25
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Allow configuration of maximum client queue length (in bytes)
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2003-02-14
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Finished full IPv6 support.
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2003-02-12
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Allow configuring local mountpoint seperately from remote mountpoint for
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relays
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2003-02-12
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Per mountpoint usernames and passwords (for sources)
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2003-02-11
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Now that it's been officially assigned, use application/ogg instead of
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application/x-ogg
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2003-02-07
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Allow relaying of mp3 streams from icecast 1.x and shoutcast
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2003-02-07
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Added ability to configure individual relays (rather than just all streams
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from a single server).
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2003-02-03
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Added support for YP directory services listings
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are only used by the yp listing routines
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2003-02-03
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Support command line parameter -b to run in the background (not supported
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on win32)
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2002-12-31
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Implement configurable mountpoint fallbacks (on source exit, clients are
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transferred to another mountpoint automatically, without disconnecting
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them)
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2002-12-31
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Implemented full mp3 metadata support.
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(older stuff is missing from here)
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