-The local daemon that collects information from para_server. It
-starts an appropriate receiver, filter and player as soon as
-para_server announces the availability (and the type) of an audio
-stream. para_audiod listens on a local socket and sends status
-information about para_server and para_audiod to local clients
-on request.
+The local daemon that collects information from para_server.
+
+It runs on the client side and connects to para_server. The audio
+stream is read from the network and sent through any of paraslash's
+filters (decoder, volume normalizer,...). The resulting stream is
+written to an output plugin (writer), e.g. the alsa writer on linux
+systems. It is possible to capture the stream at any position in the
+filter chain.
+
+para_audiod starts an appropriate receiver, filter and player as soon as
+para_server announces the availability (and the type) of an audio stream.
+Moreover, it listens on a local socket and sends status information about
+para_server and para_audiod to local clients on request.