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RedBrick Radio does not exist anymore, although it may in future.
==Step 1: Create your show.==
==Step 1: Create your show.==


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but answers are optional.
but answers are optional.


==Step 5: Listen to your file.==


Oh now come on, you don't expect me to do this, do you? I don't
know how to use any players other than Winamp. But basically,
wait for your show to be announced on the redbrick.music
newsgroup, then head on over to the RBRadio site to access it.


==Step 7: Link to your RSS file==
To access the RBRadio site, just head on over to the [http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~rbradio RBRadio homepage].
Then, add the [https://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~rbradio/shows/rbradio.xml the RSS feed] to whatever feed
aggregator you want to use. When you visit the feed, you'll be asked to enter your RedBrick username
and password. A list of synopses will appear. When you click on the synopsis of the show you want,
it should be automatically downloaded or played, depending on your preferences.


The last part is the simplest. Just create a link off an index.html
On the site, there are instructions for using iTunes with the site. It involves adding the RedBrick
file in the directory from Step 4: I like the following format:
SSL certificate to your list of trusted providers.


<a title="RSS 2.0: Use this link with your favorite RSS
If that doesn't work, or you don't have a reader, you can always
newsreader for grabbing the podcast. I think." href="rbradio.xml"
view the raw XML, work out the link and download the file yourself.
style="border:1px solid; border-color:#FC9 #630 #330 #F96;
padding:03px; font:bold 10px verdana,sans-serif; color:#FFF;
background:#F60; text-decoration:none; margin:0;"> RBRadio </a>


This creates a nice orange box, which seems to be the standard for
[[Category:HowTo]]
denoting RSS feeds these days, with the title RBRadio. Change
[[Category:Music]]
"rbradio.xml" to your own .xml file, and away you go.
 
==Step 8: Listen to your file.==
 
Oh now come on, you don't expect me to do this, do you? I don't
know how to use any players other than Winamp.
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