Am 25.07.2013 10:27, schrieb Peter Meerwald: >>> Anyway, I'm also annoyed by the chattiness so I think the quiet argument is >>> good, but since pacmd can't connect to remote servers, >>> you don't need to wait 100 ms to try to detect whether the server is old or >>> new. A new pacmd can just assume a new server. >> Pretty sure I used pacmd on a remote server by setting the PULSE_SERVER env >> variable. > pacmd check for a pid file and connects using PF_UNIX; it's local only at > the moment (and there is no authentication) (Resending to the list) Hm okay, I must have confused something then. So the current pacmd can assume a current server, but if pacmd ever gains the ability to connect to remote servers they have at to be at least the current version? Best regards.