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@@ -9,14 +9,17 @@ It contains the following programs:
 - para_server (obligatory):
 
 	This server listens on a tcp port and accepts commands such as
-	play, stop, pause, next. However, there are many more commands.
+	play, stop, pause, next from authenticated clients.
 
-	For audio streaming, at least one sender must be activated.
-	At the moment, paraslash contains two internal senders:
+	For audio streaming, at least one of the three supported senders
+	of para_server  must be activated:
 
 	The http sender is recommended for public streams that can
 	be played by any player like mpg123, xmms, winamp...
 
+	The dccp sender is experimental and requires kernel support
+	for the rather new datagram congestion control protocol.
+
 	The ortp sender is recommended for LAN streaming and for
 	private streams that require authentication.
 
@@ -27,7 +30,7 @@ It contains the following programs:
 	para_server needs an  "audio file selector" to work, mainly
 	to determine which song to stream next. There are three
 	selectors available: random, playlist and mysql. The former
-	chooses audio files randomly and  playlist  can handle, well,
+	chooses audio files randomly and  playlist can handle, well,
 	playlists. Both are always supported.
 
 	The optional mysql selector connects to a mysql server which
@@ -40,11 +43,11 @@ It contains the following programs:
 
 - para_recv (optional)
 
-	A command line http/ortp stream grabber.
+	A command line http/dccp/rtp stream grabber.
 
 - para_filter (optional)
 
-	An filter program that converts from stdin and writes to
+	A filter program that converts from stdin and writes to
 	stdout. This one is independent from the rest of paraslash,
 	so it might be useful also for different purposes.
 
@@ -61,37 +64,37 @@ It contains the following programs:
 
 - para_audiod (optional, but recommended):
 
-	The local daemon that starts playback and collects information
-	from para_server to be forwarded to local clients.
-
-	para_audiod reads the audio stream from the network if
-	para_server indicates that there is a stream available. It may
-	be sent through any of the supported filters (see para_filter
-	above) before the result is fed to the output software
-	(default: para_play) which must be capable of reading from
-	stdin, but is not restricted otherwise.
+	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.
 
 - para_audioc (optional, but recommended)
 
-	A small client that can talk to para_audiod. Used to control
-	para_audiod and to receive status info. It can also be used to
-	grab the stream at any point in the filter chain. para_audioc
-	is needed by para_gui, para_sdl_gui and para_krell, see below.
+	The client program which talks with para_audiod. Used to
+	control para_audiod, to receive status info, or to grab the
+	stream at any point in the filter chain.
+
+	para_audioc (hence para_audiod) is needed by para_gui,
+	para_sdl_gui and para_krell, see below.
 
-- para_gui (optional, but recommended):
+- para_gui (optional):
 
-        Themable ncurses-based gui. It calls para_audioc and presents
-        the obtained information in an ncurses window. para_gui
-        provides key-bindings for the most common commands and new
-        key-bindings can be added easily.
+	Themable ncurses-based gui. It calls para_audioc and presents
+	the obtained information in an ncurses window. para_gui
+	provides key-bindings for the most common commands and new
+	key-bindings can be added easily.
 
 - para_sdl_gui (optional):
 
-        SDL-based gui. Similar to para_gui but presents its output in
-        an X window (fullscreen mode is also available) and can display
-        jpg images on a per song basis. para_sdl_gui provides an input
-        prompt to enter arbitrary commands. However, it can also be used
-        non-interactively (e.g. as a screen saver) via the -i switch.
+	SDL-based gui. Similar to para_gui but presents its output
+	in an X window (fullscreen mode is also available) and can
+	display jpg images on a per song basis. para_sdl_gui provides
+	an input prompt to enter arbitrary commands. However, it
+	can also be used non-interactively (e.g. as a screen saver)
+	via the -i switch.
 
 - para_krell (optional, only useful in conjunction with the mysql selector):