[icecast-dev] song boundaries

[Deva Seetharam]

> The mp3 metadata format is a nasty hack originated by the shoutcast people -
> do a web search for "shoutcast metadata protocol", there are quite a few
> explanations of it.
i searched for "shoutcast metadata protocol", "shoutcast metadata", and
shoutcast metadata (2 separate words), "mp3 metadata", on googe web and
google groups. i coulnt find anything useful.

any pointers pls?

> Sending to icecast uses HTTP, with the SOURCE method (an icecast extension).
> Metadata in icecast can either be inline (using the same protocol as for the
> clients) (though this is rare - I don't know any source clients which support
> it) or asynchronously through HTTP GET requests to /admin/metadata on the
> server.
again, where can i find the details?

thanks,
deva

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