[REBOL] ANN: snuffstream
From: maarten:vrijheid at: 8-Mar-2004 21:26
Async http 1.0 file server for progressive downloads of divx, mp3, MPEG-2:
http://www.surfnetters.nl/maarten/snuffstream.zip
As little as 259 kB it gives little load on your system when sending out
multiple divx's and mp3's.
Linux version will follow.
From the README:
What is snuffstream?
Snuffstream is a simple http 1.0 server that supports GET requests. Its
main purpose is serving large files, very very fast with little impact
on your system.
I wrote it cuz I wanted to view 6mbit MPEG-2 (DVD) easily, but it works
for all kinds of files. You can adapt config.r for your local "media"
base directory and add different mime types if you like. You can also
change the default port on which it listens in config.r, and the default
mime-type.
It should also work for serving static html files and all sorts of other
content. I tested it with Quickime 6.5, WM 9, VLC 0.7.0
(www.videolan.org, *really* th ebest player) and Mozilla and IE.
Technically speaking it is not streaming but progressive download what
it does as it uses HTTP 1.0. Depending on the player/filetype you may
get a progressive download or a normal download. VLC seems to do
progressive very good. With QT and WM your mileage may vary.
Start watching/listening/... today!
--Maarten
