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> > What version of mplayer are you using?
> > Mine is: MPlayer 1.0pre7try2-3.2.3

circa 2005

I was using mplayer 1.0pre5-2.95.3.  I just upgraded.

The current version is 1.0rc2 of Oct 7, 2007, with support for some new 
codecs and 'massive code cleanup'.  It does realaudio authentication, SMIL 
playlist and a bunch of other streaming-related stuff that might be why so 
many realaudio sites don't work with older versions (particularly the one 
I was still using).

3MBS just filled its cache and is playing Khachaturian at 14:40 EST.  It 
is loud!  / and * are in very large steps - either barely audible, or 
deafening.  I used the physical volume dial.  (I recall the steps being 
much smaller with the previous version).

20K/22KHz.  Very stable stream.  20K lets me type email online with just a 
bit of delay.  Significantly better than 24K.

Victoria is having a triple fire ban.  Our river is so high that the end 
of one footbridge and several picnic tables are in water after most 
of the snow and ice suddenly melted.

The announcer just switched to Chinese, followed by strongly 
western-influenced Chinese-like music.  Does Australia have a large 
Chinese population?

Sindi