I suspect they design their server that way to avoid exposure to the
world of copywrite litigation, specifically from being nailed for
providing a tool that assists people to steal music.

Another way to record the stream is to hook a cassette recorder to the
audio-out.

-Stuart
Vancouver, WA
'85 Coffintop

On Sunday, February 10, 2002, at 01:03 PM, Todd Last wrote:

> That's why people like RealPlayer files. They are designed to make it
> difficult for people to download the actual file.
> You will note if you download the file, you will end up with a 1K file,
> which is only a *link* to the location of the actual file.
> (eg when NPR removes the file, your link will no longer work.)
>
> The only way I've been able to find a way to save these is to use a
> recording tool to record the audio as it is playing.
> Then save the file from there.
>
> For example, I used a shareware program called "Total Recorded" to
> record the segment and save it as a .wav file.
>
> Todd
> '88 Vanagon
>
> Joel Walker wrote:
>
>> i don't suppose there's any way to download that .ram file in its
>> entirety?? all i can get is the little downloader thingie. :)
>>