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I just discovered a new mplayer feature.  It can play a stream via 
a proxy.  Here is an example:
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mplayer http_proxy://125.244.109.31:8080/http://63.237.51.160:8000/
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The reason this is valuable is because some streams are not 
accessible to distant foreign listeners (because of time-outs 
or geographical restrictions). This can be avoided by using
a proxy in the target country.

I am now listening to an American stream (via an American proxy) 
that is unavailable to me directly.

BTW the proxy in the above example (125.244.109.31:8080) is in 
Korea.  Google for "proxy server list" to find lots of proxy
server addresses.

Cheers,
Steven