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I havent done anything similar. But just my 2c - try to see if you can make use of existing file sharing systems like rapidshare/megaupload etc and link to them. I believe hotornot guys used free yahoo photos hosting and just linked to them to save on bandwidth(it worked then)

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Rapidshare, Megaupload, etc. don't allow audio streaming. Nor do I want to wait 120 seconds and solve a captcha that has to do with finding which letters have cats attached to them as opposed to dogs to get an audio file.

They have premium accounts which doesnt have issues of waiting(not sure about captcha part). You can buy a premium service and in your streaming player just point to the link in megaupload ?

Why is the parent being voted down?

Sure you may not agree with his idea and service suggestions but finding a creative solution to this problem wouldn't hurt. If I remember correctly, the hot or not guy did this (mentioned in Jessica's book). I don't have the book with me so feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.

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