Yay, I’m loving it. Been using it for [MrsFudges ProgHouse](http://gurba.sytes.net) for quite a while, and am very pleased. Download it from [IceCast.org](http://icecast.org “IceCast.org”)

### New features for 2.3.0 ###

Streaming support for ogg speex, ogg flac, ogg midi

### intro file support – per mount settable ###

Intro files will play when a listener first connects to a stream. This is designed for station jingles and the like. If you don’t broadcast in ogg vorbis, you must make sure the bitrate/samplerate/number of channels match up to your stream.

### on-demand relays, global and per-relay settable ###
On demand relays only connect to the relayed content when there are listeners attached to the relay. This can save bandwidth in certain cases.

### fallback to file, extends on the intro file handling. ###
With this feature, you can specify a “fallback file” which will be played in a loop and sent your currently connected listeners in the event of a source client disconnect. This means your listeners stay connected while you fix your disconnect problem. Same rules regarding bitrate/samplerate/ number of channels apply as with intro files.

### new mount-level settings ###

1. public, type/subtype, genre settings, stream description, stream url, stream name, bitrate (override what is sent from the source client)
2. mp3 metadata interval
3. on-[dis]connect scripts can be stated per-mount, invoked at source start/stop and take 1 arg which is the mountpoint.

### New URL listener authenticator. ###
This delegates your listener authorization to an external application. URL calls are made on listener connect/disconnect as well as source connect/disconnect. It is meant for large broadcasters who have existing authentication systems that need to be integrated into. Included is an example php-based application that can be used in conjunction with the url authenticator to manage a simple subscription-based broadcast.

### Other changes ###

  • HTPasswd authenticator uses in-memory structures now.
  • On demand files now can be fed through an authenticator
  • Update to admin/web xslt interface
  • Icecast can now be installed as a win32 service

### Fixes for 2.3.0 ###

  • real/helix works
  • win32 access log correct
  • stats client is stable now (curl -X STATS http://admin@host:port/)
  • show mountpoints on stats that are inactive but have an active fallback
  • more updates over HUP possible
  • improved stability under heavy load
  • moving clients will no longer sometimes deadlock the server
  • avoid small writes to reduce TCP overhead.