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> Actually, I can think of some instances in which sound card drivers could be vital for a
> web server. How about streaming audio over the 'net from a live sound source?

When you do live streaming audio, you use don't use your web server to encode the audio - you use a separate, dedicated machine for that. This is true for Real Audio as well as Shoutcast and the open-source Icecast.

(I'm not talking out my ass here - I geek for Technostate, an internet radio station that broadcasts live events.)

Be careful about giving Real your e-mail addresses. They'll spam your inbox to slag.
(See their policy) and don't seem to have any scruples about sharing it with others as well.

They've been in and out of the RBL and look to be headed back in again.

Some music streams seem to work, but for example, these example animations do not. They only say "Some components are not available to provide playback of this presentation on your system". So it seems that only limited set of codecs is supported !?!?

Posted by kenmcneil:

Well...the page were we all picked it up from said to send mail to alphag2@real.com but my mail was bounced back. So until then just send it through the normal support pages.

Posted by kenmcneil:

Well...the page were we all picked it up from said to send mail to alphag2@real.com but my mail was bounced back. So until then just send it through the normal support pages.

They've probably upgraded their RealAudio Player to version G2 (I think it is supposed to be so revolutionary it is "Generation 2"....more marketing hype

http://service2.real.com/solutions/ RAP01014.HTM

See http://service2.real.com/solutions/ RAP01014.HTM