diff --git a/livesupport/modules/storageServer/var/html/gbHtmlBrowse.php b/livesupport/modules/storageServer/var/html/gbHtmlBrowse.php
index 66b45507b..0b40ee59c 100644
--- a/livesupport/modules/storageServer/var/html/gbHtmlBrowse.php
+++ b/livesupport/modules/storageServer/var/html/gbHtmlBrowse.php
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ $tpldata['showMenu']=true;
     </td><td valign="top">
     <i><?php echo($o['gunid'] ? "({$o['gunid']})" : '' )?></i>
     </td><td>
-    <?php $a=array('Folder'=>'D', 'File'=>'F', 'Replica'=>'R', 'audioclip'=>'A', 'playlist'=>'P'); echo$a[$o['type']]?>
+    <?php $a=array('Folder'=>'D', 'File'=>'F', 'Replica'=>'R', 'audioclip'=>'A', 'playlist'=>'P', 'webstream'=>'S'); echo$a[$o['type']]?>
     &nbsp;<a href="javascript:frename('<?php echo$o['name']?>', '<?php echo$o['id']?>')" class="button">rename</a>
     <?php if($o['type']!='Folder'){?>
     &nbsp;<a href="javascript:fmove('<?php echo$o['id']?>', '')" class="button">move</a>
@@ -184,6 +184,11 @@ $tpldata['showMenu']=true;
     &nbsp;<a href="gbHttp.php?act=getMdata&amp;id=<?php echo$o['id']?>" class="button">MetaData</a>
     <?php }?>
     <?php if($o['type']=='playlist'){?>
+    &nbsp;<a href="../xmlrpc/simpleGet.php?sessid=<?php echo$sessid?>&amp;id=<?php echo$o['gunid']?>" class="button">simpleGet</a>
+    &nbsp;<a href="gbHttp.php?act=getMdata&amp;id=<?php echo$o['id']?>" class="button">MetaData</a>
+    <?php }?>
+    <?php if($o['type']=='webstream'){?>
+    &nbsp;<a href="../xmlrpc/simpleGet.php?sessid=<?php echo$sessid?>&amp;id=<?php echo$o['gunid']?>" class="button">simpleGet</a>
     &nbsp;<a href="gbHttp.php?act=getMdata&amp;id=<?php echo$o['id']?>" class="button">MetaData</a>
     <?php }?>
     <?php if($o['type']=='Replica'){?>
diff --git a/livesupport/modules/storageServer/var/xmlrpc/XR_LocStor.php b/livesupport/modules/storageServer/var/xmlrpc/XR_LocStor.php
index 6215083f4..5a86055f5 100644
--- a/livesupport/modules/storageServer/var/xmlrpc/XR_LocStor.php
+++ b/livesupport/modules/storageServer/var/xmlrpc/XR_LocStor.php
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
  
  
     Author   : $Author: tomas $
-    Version  : $Revision: 1.13 $
+    Version  : $Revision: 1.14 $
     Location : $Source: /home/paul/cvs2svn-livesupport/newcvsrepo/livesupport/modules/storageServer/var/xmlrpc/XR_LocStor.php,v $
 
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -276,6 +276,57 @@ class XR_LocStor extends LocStor{
         return new XML_RPC_Response(XML_RPC_encode(array('gunid'=>$res)));
     }
 
+    /**
+     *  Store audio stream identified by URL - no raw audio data 
+     *
+     *  The XML-RPC name of this method is "locstor.storeWebstream".
+     *
+     *  The input parameters are an XML-RPC struct with the following
+     *  fields:
+     *  <ul>
+     *      <li> sessid  :  string  -  session id </li>
+     *      <li> gunid  :  string  -  global unique id of AudioCLip</li>
+     *      <li> metadata  : string -  metadata XML string</li>
+     *      <li> fname :  string - human readable mnemonic file name
+     *                      with extension corresponding to filetype</li>
+     *      <li> url :  string - URL of the webstrea,</li>
+     *  </ul>
+     *
+     *  On success, returns a XML-RPC struct with single field:
+     *  <ul>
+     *      <li> gunid : string - gunid of stored file</li>
+     *  </ul>
+     *
+     *  On errors, returns an XML-RPC error response.
+     *  The possible error codes and error message are:
+     *  <ul>
+     *      <li> 3    -  Incorrect parameters passed to method:
+     *                      Wanted ... , got ... at param </li>
+     *      <li> 801  -  wrong 1st parameter, struct expected.</li>
+     *      <li> 805  -  xr_storeWebstream:
+     *                      &lt;message from lower layer&gt; </li>
+     *  </ul>
+     *
+     *  @param input XMLRPC struct
+     *  @return XMLRPC struct
+     *  @see LocStor::storeWebstream
+     */
+    function xr_storeWebstream($input)
+    {
+        list($ok, $r) = $this->_xr_getPars($input);
+        if(!$ok) return $r;
+        $res = $this->storeWebstream(
+            $r['sessid'], $r['gunid'], $r['metadata'], $r['fname'], $r['url']
+        );
+        if(PEAR::isError($res)){
+            return new XML_RPC_Response(0, 805,
+                "xr_storeWebstream: ".$res->getMessage().
+                " ".$res->getUserInfo()
+            );
+        }
+        return new XML_RPC_Response(XML_RPC_encode(array('gunid'=>$res)));
+    }
+
     /* ------------------------------------------------ access raw audio data */
     /**
      *  Make access to audio clip.
diff --git a/livesupport/modules/storageServer/var/xmlrpc/simpleGet.php b/livesupport/modules/storageServer/var/xmlrpc/simpleGet.php
index de20f46a1..7e231e51a 100644
--- a/livesupport/modules/storageServer/var/xmlrpc/simpleGet.php
+++ b/livesupport/modules/storageServer/var/xmlrpc/simpleGet.php
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
  
  
     Author   : $Author: tomas $
-    Version  : $Revision: 1.8 $
+    Version  : $Revision: 1.9 $
     Location : $Source: /home/paul/cvs2svn-livesupport/newcvsrepo/livesupport/modules/storageServer/var/xmlrpc/simpleGet.php,v $
 
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -97,15 +97,34 @@ if(PEAR::isError($ex_pl)){
 if(!$ex_ac && !$ex_pl){ http_error(404, "404 File not found"); }
 $ac =& StoredFile::recallByGunid($locStor, $gunid);
 if(PEAR::isError($ac)){ http_error(500, $ac->getMessage()); }
+$ftype = $locStor->getObjType($id = $locStor->_idFromGunid($gunid));
+if(PEAR::isError($ftype)){ http_error(500, $ftype->getMessage()); }
 if($ex_ac){
-    $realFname  = $ac->_getRealRADFname();
-    $mime = $ac->rmd->getMime();
-    header("Content-type: $mime");
-    readfile($realFname);
+    switch($ftype){
+        case"audioclip":
+            $realFname  = $ac->_getRealRADFname();
+            $mime = $ac->rmd->getMime();
+            header("Content-type: $mime");
+            readfile($realFname);
+            break;
+        case"webstream":
+            $url = $locStor->bsGetMetadataValue($id, 'ls:url');
+            if(PEAR::isError($url)){ http_error(500, $url->getMessage()); }
+            $url = $url[0]['value'];
+            $txt = "Location: $url";
+            header($txt);
+            // echo "$txt\n";
+            break;
+        default:
+            var_dump($ftype);
+            http_error(500, "500 Unknown ftype ($ftype)");
+    }
     exit;
 }
 if($ex_pl){
-    $md = $locStor->getMdata($ac->getId(), $sessid);
+    // $md = $locStor->bsGetMetadata($ac->getId(), $sessid);
+    $md = $locStor->getAudioClip($sessid, $gunid);
+    // header("Content-type: text/xml");
     header("Content-type: application/smil");
     echo $md;
     exit;
diff --git a/livesupport/modules/storageServer/var/xmlrpc/testRunner.sh b/livesupport/modules/storageServer/var/xmlrpc/testRunner.sh
index a29ccc3f5..7ebd6e7e0 100755
--- a/livesupport/modules/storageServer/var/xmlrpc/testRunner.sh
+++ b/livesupport/modules/storageServer/var/xmlrpc/testRunner.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #
 #
 #   Author   : $Author: tomas $
-#   Version  : $Revision: 1.20 $
+#   Version  : $Revision: 1.21 $
 #   Location : $Source: /home/paul/cvs2svn-livesupport/newcvsrepo/livesupport/modules/storageServer/var/xmlrpc/testRunner.sh,v $
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -176,6 +176,14 @@ browseCategory() {
     echo $RES
 }
 
+storeWebstream() {
+    URL="http://localhost/x"
+    echo -n "# storeWebstream: "
+    RGUNID=`$XR_CLI storeWebstream "$SESSID" '' "$METADATA" "new stream" "$URL"` || \
+    	{ ERN=$?; echo $RGUNID; exit $ERN; }
+    echo $RGUNID
+}
+
 PLID="123456789abcdef8"
 
 createPlaylist() {
@@ -342,6 +350,19 @@ playlistTest(){
     echo ""
 }
 
+webstreamTest(){
+    echo "#XMLRPC webstream test"
+    login
+    storeWebstream;    GUNID=$RGUNID
+#    GUNID="4e58a66cf6e9f539"
+#    downloadMeta
+    getAudioClip
+    deleteAudioClip
+    logout
+    echo "#XMLRPC: webstream: OK."
+    echo ""
+}
+
 storageTest(){
     echo "#XMLRPC: storage test"
     login
@@ -400,6 +421,8 @@ elif [ "$COMM" == "preferences" ]; then
     preferenceTest
 elif [ "$COMM" == "playlists" ]; then
     playlistTest
+elif [ "$COMM" == "webstream" ]; then
+    webstreamTest
 elif [ "$COMM" == "storage" ]; then
     storageTest
 elif [ "x$COMM" == "x" ]; then
diff --git a/livesupport/modules/storageServer/var/xmlrpc/xrLocStor.php b/livesupport/modules/storageServer/var/xmlrpc/xrLocStor.php
index e283fa117..60bab0bf9 100644
--- a/livesupport/modules/storageServer/var/xmlrpc/xrLocStor.php
+++ b/livesupport/modules/storageServer/var/xmlrpc/xrLocStor.php
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
  
  
     Author   : $Author: tomas $
-    Version  : $Revision: 1.21 $
+    Version  : $Revision: 1.22 $
     Location : $Source: /home/paul/cvs2svn-livesupport/newcvsrepo/livesupport/modules/storageServer/var/xmlrpc/xrLocStor.php,v $
 
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ $methods = array(
     'releaseRawAudioData'     => 'Release access to raw audio data.',
     'getAudioClip'            => 'Return the contents of an Audio clip.',
     'resetStorage'            => 'Reset storageServer for debugging.',
+    'storeWebstream'          => 'Store audio stream identified by URL',
+
     'createPlaylist'          => 'Create a new Playlist metafile.',
     'editPlaylist'            => 'Open a Playlist metafile for editing.',
     'savePlaylist'            => 'Save a Playlist metafile.',
diff --git a/livesupport/modules/storageServer/var/xmlrpc/xr_cli_test.php b/livesupport/modules/storageServer/var/xmlrpc/xr_cli_test.php
index 9cc68106d..45508b548 100644
--- a/livesupport/modules/storageServer/var/xmlrpc/xr_cli_test.php
+++ b/livesupport/modules/storageServer/var/xmlrpc/xr_cli_test.php
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
  
  
     Author   : $Author: tomas $
-    Version  : $Revision: 1.5 $
+    Version  : $Revision: 1.6 $
     Location : $Source: /home/paul/cvs2svn-livesupport/newcvsrepo/livesupport/modules/storageServer/var/xmlrpc/xr_cli_test.php,v $
 
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -104,6 +104,10 @@ $infos = array(
     "searchMetadata"    => array('m'=>"locstor.searchMetadata", 'p'=>NULL),
     "browseCategory"    => array('m'=>"locstor.browseCategory", 'p'=>NULL),
     "resetStorage"  => array('m'=>"locstor.resetStorage", 'p'=>array()),
+    "storeWebstream"    => array('m'=>"locstor.storeWebstream",
+        'p'=>array('sessid', 'gunid', 'metadata', 'fname', 'url'),
+        'r'=>array('gunid')
+    ),
 
     "createPlaylist"    => array('m'=>"locstor.createPlaylist",
         'p'=>array('sessid', 'plid', 'fname'), 'r'=>'plid'),