[IP] Real Audio the only choice
From: Shannon McElyea <shannon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Dear Dave,
I've also found that if I want to listen to something on NPR that I can use
RealAudio only. I don't want to use it either, because it hijacks my
applications. And below, the concern of spyware.
What can be done?
Thank you...
sm
-----Original Message-----
From: Stan
Hi Shannon,
I would like to listen to Air America Radio but they only use Real
Audio, and as I was telling you,
the RealOne player is spyware. I refuse to install this player because of
their spying practices.
A quick search on Google turned up thousands of hits. Here is just one of
them I picked at random:
http://pages.prodigy.net/markrm/spyware.html
Apparently, there is a non-spyware version that Real provides for the BBC,
but I haven't tried it so
don't know if it is spyware free for sure. Here is a link that talks about it:
http://www.michaelbraly.com/archives/000180.html
I tried to voice my concerns to Air America Radio, but was unable to find
email contact info or a
feedback form on their website. Just snail mail. This is ridiculous,
especially for a "current affairs"
type of network where feedback needs to be received in a timely manner. If
they don't fix obvious
short comings like this, I wonder what else behind the scenes has also been
neglected. If their
listeners can't get in touch with them in a timely manner, I fear they will
tune out and Air America Radio
will go down the tubes.
-Stan
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