[icecast] [newbie] couple of quick questions

[Campbell, David]

Hi,
        newish to icecast - have downloaded and installed icecast on Redhat8
without a problem, my intention is to stream my entire MP3 collection -
couple of quick questions:

1: Do I need 'shout' to be able to stream playlists?   I know it's not
supported anymore and it doesn't appear to be bundled with the latest dist?
2: Whats the best way of creating a random playlist from several hundred
mp3's and streaming via icecast?  Is there any way to just point icecast at
a directory and say 'stream these files randomly for ever?'
3: Will I have problems with different Bitrate's on my playlists?

TIA

DC 

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