[CLUE-Tech] download and save rtsp?

[Jed S. Baer]

On Wed,  3 Mar 2004 19:20:49 -0800
Randy Arabie <randy at arabie.org> wrote:

> rrarabie at potter:~$ curl
> rtsp://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/live_audio.rm?mode=compact
>  curl: (1) Unsupported protocol: rtsp
>  
>  :-(
> 
> Back to the drawing board.

My recollection of the RealAudio client/server is that it will stream
using multiple protocols. This leads to the possibility of using URL
hacking to get the file. I'm assuming the URL you have is the URL of the
actual audio file, not the "rc" file that contains the URL and other
parameters. You might just try substituting "ftp" or "http" for "rtsp",
and see what you get. Hmm, actually, such a substitution would result in
bypassing the Real server entirely, unless you also used a port
specification to direct the request to the Real server itself. If the
files are in a directory accessible via ftp or http, then bypassing the
Real server might work. Otherwise, even using ftp or httpd directed to the
Real server port might still work, unless they're checking that the
request comes from a "proper" RealAudio client, and/or carries with it
various other "signal" baggage.

jed
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