In the world of internet radio, a "patched" server typically refers to a modified version of the binary. These modifications are often designed to:
: Restoring support for legacy features that were removed in newer official releases, such as specific JSON/XML status responses .
: Some patches allow older server versions (like 2.5) to continue functioning even after Shoutcast updated its policies to favor version 2.6 or higher.
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