Re: Free CDDB

Michael Kaiser (kaiser nospam at sgh-net.de)
Thu, 11 Mar 1999 09:44:49 +0100

Mike,

I've set up Version 1.4 of the cddbd, both accessible via port 888 and http
(freecddb.freecddb.org).
There are lots of cd's online but submission is not ready, yet.

Mike Oliphant schrieb:

> What happened to the (IMHO quite sensible) idea to start this whole thing
> off by setting up a CDDB database with free data? I'd love to have a free
> site to set as the default CDDB server in my applications.
>
> I just had a quick look at the code for v1.3 of the cddbd server.
> Unfortunately, it seems that it pre-dates the use of the HTTP version of
> the protocol. This is now the primary access method to the CDDB (CDDBP is
> being phased out, as people behind firewalls could not use it) and many
> players will only support HTTP access.
>
> Mike

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