Playlists enable you to structure your content in a specific order. Windows Media Services uses playlist parser plug-ins to translate server-side playlists into content streams that can be sent to clients. By enabling or disabling the playlist parser plug-ins, you can control the ability of the Windows Media server to stream content that is structured in different playlist formats. Windows Media Services contains two playlist parser plug-ins. Additional playlist parsers may be created using the Windows Media Services Software Development Kit (SDK).
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