well, i'll edit this entire post so as to stay within the TOS:

4.5 breaks PlayFair. even if you uninstall and reinstall an older version. so, if you have multiple computers on a network, keep at least one at 4.2 or older (and authorized) if you want to still use PlayFair.

http://apple.slashdot.org/apple/04/04/29/1...tid=187&tid=188

That's the authentication for the iTunes Music Sharing protocol (daap). Nothing to do with FairPlay.

I've added FairPlay v2 support to VLC. There should be a build available tonight that includes the new code.

menno: You might want to wait a week or so before you sync with the latest code. I haven't been able to test all code paths in the new shuffle code, so there might be some bugs lurking.

Wow, FairPlay v2 support. Once this makes its way into foobar2000, you are my hero!