xmms doesn't play streams, complains couldn't connect to host

["H. S." <greatexcalibur@yahoo.com>]

Hi,

I am trying to make xmms play streams from websites and cannot get mp3
streams to work. From this page:
http://dir.xiph.org/index.php

I have tried Ogg streams on xmms and they work. The MP3 ones do not.
While trying to play an MP3 stream (.m3u file?), xmms reports "Couldn't
connect to host: <URL>:<port>".

Any idea how to fix it?

Running Debian Testing on a PIV, 2.6.11-1-686 kernel.

thanks,
->HS

PS:
> COLUMNS=120 dpkg -l *xmms* *mpg* *mpeg* | grep ^i
ii  xmms                     1.2.10+cvs20050209-2     Versatile X audio
player that looks like Winamp
ii  xmms-alarm               0.3.6                    xmms general
plugin for using xmms as an alarm clock.
ii  xmms-arts                0.7.1-2                  aRts Output plugin
for xmms
ii  xmms-cdread              0.14a-11                 Input plugin for
XMMS that reads audio data from CDs
ii  xmms-finespectrum        1.0.1a-6                 XMMS Fine Spectrum
Analyzer Plugin
ii  xmms-flac                1.1.1-5                  Free Lossless
Audio Codec - XMMS input plugin
ii  xmms-goom                1.99.4-4                 visualization
plug-in for XMMS with a variety of effects
ii  xmms-infinity            0.5.9-1                  full-screen
visualisation effect for XMMS
ii  xmms-infopipe            1.3-4                    General plugin for
XMMS, reports real-time information to a pipe
ii  xmms-iris                0.12-1                   advanced OpenGL
visualization plugin for XMMS
ii  xmms-jackasyn            0.1-2                    JACK Output plugin
for xmms
ii  xmms-mad                 0.8-1                    mp3 input plugin
for xmms based on libmad
ii  xmms-mp4                 2.0.0-sarge0.2           a mp4/aac audio
player for xmms
ii  xmms-skins               0.5-1                    Skins for XMMS
ii  xmms-wmdiscotux          1.3-3                    Tux dancing to the
music played by xmms
ii  mpg321                   0.2.10.3                 A Free
command-line mp3 player, compatible with mpg123
ii  ffmpeg                   20050427-0sarge0.1       audio/video
encoder, streaming server & audio/video file convert
ii  gstreamer-mpeg2dec       0.6.4-5.1                MPEG1 and MPEG2
video decoder plugin for GStreamer
ii  libarts1-mpeglib         3.3.2-1                  mpeglib is a mp3
and mpeg I video/audio library (Arts plugin)
ii  libmpeg1                 1.3.1-2.1                The MPEG library
calls for movie streams
ii  libmpeg2-4               0.4.0b-2                 MPEG1 and MPEG2
video decoder library
ii  libmpeg3hv               1.2.2-3cvs20050528       advanced editing
and manipulation of MPEG streams (cinelerra's i
ii  libsmpeg0                0.4.5+cvs20030824-1.2    SDL MPEG Player
Library - shared libraries
ii  mpeg2dec                 0.4.0b-2                 Simple libmpeg2
video decoder application
ii  mpegdemux                0.1.2-3                  MPEG1/2 system
stream demultiplexer
ii  mpeglib                  3.3.2-1                  mp3 and mpeg I
video/audio library for linux



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