mp3stream - Simple MP3 Streamer

* Overview

mp3stream is a script that allows a user to stream MP3 files to a remove 
client over the internet.

* Installation

Just unpack the archive, make sure mp3stream.pl is executable, and away 
you go! Note: you'll need to have working installations of both Perl 
(with the IO::Socket module) and LAME (available at 
http://www.mp3dev.org/mp3/) for the script to work correctly.

* How It Works

You give it a playlist (a file consisting of full paths and names of MP3 
files, one per line), a server name ("Like This"), and a port to run on 
(8000 is the default) and then someone using WinAmp 
(http://www.winamp.com) or XMMS (http://www.xmms.org) or another MP3 
player that supports the Shoutcast protocol can connect to your server 
and listen to the MP3s.

* Known Problems

- May choke on corrupted MP3 files.

* Reporting Bugs, Suggestions, Etc.

mp3stream is pretty close to complete, but if you find any bugs, or
have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to contact me
(rfreebern@corknut.org) and let me know. I'm always trying to improve
the script, if possible.

-Ryan N. Freebern
15 Jan 2002