[MPlayer-dev-eng] [Suggest] Add a proxy option for network streaming

[Attila Kinali]

On Fri, 11 Jan 2002 17:35:33 +0800
Sam Lin <itrs at softwell.com.tw> wrote:

 
> How about add a option -proxy that can use a proxy server for network streaming or cache ?
> 
> Does anyone have an idea ?

Not a good idea. A proxy is more to cache files that are repeatedly
downloaded. A stream is downloaded once, not more, ie it would fill
the proxy but no use at all. And most proxies dont cache files beyond
a certain size.

		Attila Kinali

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