>> Well, what I do is dump the stream with the mplayer line..and then I >> open >> another console window and I then play the stream.dump file (as it is >> being >> written). Thus, I don't have to open another network connection to play >> the >> material. > > However this way works only for reliable network. If connection breaks > or paused, playing of stream.dump can be broken without possibility of > restoring from paused moment As I said, give the recording task a good headstart, so the playing task won't reach the writing end of the stream.dump. If the connection breaks, the recording stops. There's no difference in this whether the stream.dump is being played simultaneously or not. Greets, Kiste