Is there any reason why seeking in Ogg Vorbis files does not work when file is accessed via http?

Web server seems to be set up ok - file is stored on disk, not streamed, file size is returned correctly in headers and partial requests are supported - but I don't know, maybe I'm missing something?



And second thing: I'd really like to see some improvements in the way foobar is handling http authorisation requests. It's really annoying that:

- you have to embed your password in url (think of not that unusual chars used in passwords, like "@" which needs to be "urlencoded" by hand before you can use it in url)
- you have to do it for every url you try to play or add to playlist
- you cannot drag and drop urls from password protected sites
- your password is stored in various places (like "recently used locations" drop down field in "add location" dialog)
- you have to know that location is password protected before you try to play it or add to playlist

Really, detection if location requires authorisation + popup dialog allowing to enter password + memory cache for password(s) entered in current session would do the trick...

Messer

Ogg seeking requires lots of random access and is very slow over internet connections, it's been attempted before and the result was pretty useless.The HTTP reader itself can't present any kind of user interface. I agree that these changes would be a nice improvement, but they would require lots of architectural changes for something there's very little demand for, so they probably won't happen anytime soon.