To play an Ogg Vorbis stream through a firewall requiring authentication try : wget --proxy-user="myusername" --proxy-passwd=mypassword --ignore-length -O - http://ogg.smgradio.com/vc32.ogg | ogg123 -d arts - Replace "-d arts" with the appropriate system on your box - see man ogg123 Replace "http://ogg.smgradio.com/vc32.ogg" (Virgin Classic) with your favourite. Enjoy! Pete. This e-mail and any attachment may contain confidential and privileged material intended for the addressee only. If you are not the addressee, you are notified that no part of the e-mail or any attachment may be disclosed, copied or distributed, and that any other action related to this e-mail or attachment is strictly prohibited, and may be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail by error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail, and delete this message. Thales, its subsidiaries and/or its employees shall not be liable for the incorrect or incomplete transmission of this e-mail or any attachments, nor responsible for any delay in receipt.