MinimServer failing to read special characters in m3u playlist files

[DavidHB]

(21-04-2015 14:33)timster Wrote:  Yes I see, very fair and correct, and I agree with his standpoint entirely. So it's Synology that's not compliant with AudioStation's implementation.

Sadly, there is still a great deal of sloppiness in the way digital media technology is implemented. Part of it is about the need to rush new product to market. Part of it stems from the universal human preference for the easy option. And part of it is about the fact that people do not always see the value of discipline and orderliness.

(21-04-2015 14:33)timster Wrote:  And thanks for the info on Notepad++. I have been impressed with it, so as Arthur C Clarke said, sophisticated technology can often be indistinguishable from magic!

Clarke's Third Law actually says that "any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic" [my emphasis]. I prefer the alternative formulation (one of very many) which says that "any sufficiently analysed magic is indistinguishable from science". When you think about it, both MinimServer and Notepad++ fit happily in the latter category.

By the way, when you changed your playlist extension from .m3u to .m3u8, did the playlist work?

David