John Culleton wrote :

> 1. Does Windows Media Player use a specific sound format that is different
> from the common ones like wav etc.?

You can read about the format here:
<URL: http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/A/ASX.html>

> 2. If the answer is yes then is there a Linux player that will handle that
> stream?

Mplayer with the right codecs handles this very well. But usually the
biggest problem is to find the link to the .asx file. Its normally
hidden behind some M$-java-script that first checks Internet Explorer to
see if Windows Media Player is installed.
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Thomas O.

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