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RadioDJ Online Requests

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Did You know: RadioDJ has the ability to take listener requests online? I thought I would do a short tutorial on how to setup RadioDJ Online Requests. To get the request system working with RadioDJ you need to do the following. 1) Make sure you have RadioDJ installed. How To Install RadioDJ Tip: When setting MySQL up choose a strong password with lots of number and symbols and & make sure you write it down! 2) Create a new MySQL user that isn't "root" You can find out how to do that HERE Please try not to use root for requests it won't be as secure. 3) Place the Plugin_Requests.dll and .xml file in the plugin folder within RadioDJ. (The files can be found in the disabled plugins folder) 4) Download one of the RadioDJ request templates. RadioDJ Template 3.0 RadioDJ Template 2.2.3 Note: These scripts are intended as a pointer for you to build your site around. I cannot promise that these scripts ...

Why Are SAM Broadcaster Requests A Pain to Setup?

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Have you tried to get SAM Broadcaster requests setup then you'll know how FRUSTRATING is to get SAM to accept requests. SAM requires two ports to be open to accept requests 1221 and 3306 You also need to enter the IP address of your website in the request handler in SAM in order for it to process requests. You have the option of two request templates in SAM a PHP or HTML one. If you use the HTML template requests are usually handled through Audiorealm. PHP website requests should be handled by your website and sent direct to SAM. Users struggle to get requests working in SAM even if they have the right IP to accept requests from in the request configuration. Unable to connect to 22.248.186.138:1221(Err#: 803) Station might be offline, or connection is being blocked A few years back there was some concern about the SAM PHP request system being compromised in so some way. A re...

You're Running A Radio Station Not A Jukebox

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A user on the RadioDJ forums wants the demo request (PHP) script to offer a bit more flexibility for user requests. They wanted to limit the amount of requests a user can request. You can limit the time between requests and also control how many songs someone can request per day. While it's nice to have the request function in RadioDJ you have to remember you're running a radio station not a Jukebox. You control this with most of the Demo Request Scripts on the forums. A daily limit on requests (E.G: No more than 5 requests from 1 IP per day) is better than allowing so many requests per hour. Remember: YOU don't have to play a request that someone has made. It's just that a request... Requests from listeners are good but treating your station like a Jukebox isn't going to win you many regular listeners. If people email or contact you on social media to complain that you're not playing their requests. Just Ignore them it...

Oddsock Gen Song Request Plugin (Winamp)

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Oddsock Gen Song Request Plugin (Security Risk!) I noticed a post on the Winamp forums where someone was asking for a song request plugin for the program. Another user suggested they should use the Oddsock Gen Song Request Plugin. While the Oddsock Gen Song Request Plugin was great for interacting with listeners years ago. Things have moved on somewhat especially in the world of Internet radio request scripts for websites. The Oddsock Gen Song Request Plugin is full of Security holes Which in turn means the person using it could easily have their copy of Winamp hacked Heres the report that I found online while looking stuff up. Advisory Name: Oddsock Playlist Generator Multiple BufferOverlow vulnerability Software : Song Requester Version : 2.1 Platform: Windows NT/XP/95/98/2000 Severity: DoS Vulnerability that terminates Winamp Summary: Oddsock Playlist generator is used by Radio DJs to allow listeners to choose a song to play from the Winamp Playlist.Song Requester Ve...