OT: In-house MP3 Server

From: Pat Finnegan <pat_at_purdueriots.com>
Date: Fri Feb 8 10:17:25 2002

Well [for me] that's easy. Use Linux, there are a few MP3-server type
projects out there that use it. If not, you can always 'pretty easily'
write a few pages up in PHP using either Apache or thttpd to do whatever
you want to do dynamically. Plus, you can sever them over the network
to Winderz boxen using Samba [www.samba.org], Unix Boxen (Like your
On Topic SparcStation IPC) and even your VAXen. :) Even share to your
(Again OT) Mac IIsi using Netatalk.

Most of the software listed above comes with just about every Linux distro
out there. If you want more help, talk to your local-area Linux Users
Group, they're always happy to help. You might consider searching
slashdot [slashdot.org] for MP3 things that have been featured on it, or
freshmeat [freshmeat.net], which is about the largest repository of
Linux and free software around.

-- Pat

On Fri, 8 Feb 2002, Cini, Richard wrote:

> Hello, all:
>
> Well, my latest spare-hardware-using project (while I'm waiting for
> parts for other projects to come) is an MP3 server. But I'm torn as to what
> OS to use. I was going to use NT Server with Internet Information Server so
> that I could serve up a dynamic clickable catalog. The I thought that I'd
> just make a simple shared drive and use Media Player to create and manage
> playlists. Then I thought maybe this would be perfect for Linux with Samba
> and Apache.
>
> So, here's the question...if you were setting-up a networked MP3
> player in your house, how would you do it? hardware's not the question --
> just software.
>
> Rich
>
Received on Fri Feb 08 2002 - 10:17:25 GMT