MMS protocol

[luca porcu]

hello all,
see this guide
http://www.fedoraitalia.org/modules/wfsection/article.php?articleid=197


2005/11/22, mike at musl.org <mike at musl.org>:
> > Dotan Cohen wrote:
> >> On 11/21/05, Robin Laing <Robin.Laing at drdc-rddc.gc.ca> wrote:
> >>
> >>>Dotan Cohen wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>I need to see certain video for my studies. When I try to view them
> >>>>from the university's website, I am greeted with the error
> >>>>(translated): "MMS is not a registered protocol"
> >>>>
> >>>>How can I resolve this? I am on Firefox 1.0.7 with the mplayer plugin.
> >>>>I am open to using different browsers and/or plgins if neccassary. I
> >>>>have closely followed all the threads concerning mplayer in firefox
> >>>>for the past few months in anticipation of the need for this. However,
> >>>>none of them mention this.
> >>>>
> >>>>Dotan Cohen
> >>>>http://lyricslist.com/lyrics/biography/425/red_hot_chili_peppers.php
> >>>>Red Hot Chili Peppers Song Lyrics and Biography
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>I don't have an answer and my results have been bad with MSS files.
> >>>
> >>>1.  I have found the same error message.  It was a pain as I was
> >>>trying to do some online courses.  The support staff for the supplier
> >>>was great and they gave me allot of hints.
> >>>
> >>>As I was doing everything I tried, I found that it was easier to use
> >>>mplayer to access the site.  Look at the mplayer man page.
> >>>
> >>>mplayer mms://{web link}
> >>>
> >>>I never got Firefox or mozilla to access the site directly and open
> >>>mplayer.
> >>>
> >>>2.  It turned out that our firewall at work blocks mss access so it
> >>>turned out that all the work I tried wouldn't work.  Even Windows
> >>>couldn't access the site.
> >>>
> >>>3.  After all this, I also found that if their server is configured
> >>>one way, Linux may not be able to access mss files from the server.
> >>>The support staff found this out themselves when assisting me.
> >>>
> >>>If you can access with mplayer, then it shouldn't be a firewall issue
> >>>and then it is a configuration for the mplayer plugin.  Good luck.
> >>>
> >>>Robin
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks. The files are regular (if it can be considered regular) .wmv
> >> files. I can't figure out why, but _sometimes_ the mplayer plugin
> >> opens, and _sometimes_ I get the error. On the same link, one minute
> >> error, one minute mplayer. That means that the problem is on my end,
> >> no?
> >>
> >> Dotan Cohen
> >> http://technology-sleuth.com/question/how_much_memory_will_i_need_for_my_digital_camera.html
> >>
> >
> > I wouldn't know.  I have never had much luck with the mplayer plugin.
> >   I would prefer to use the CLI as it can be setup to show more detail
> > as to what the problem is.
> >
> > I cannot be much more help than that.  I have never used MMS protocol
> > as I only have a requirement at work and our firewall prevents it.
> >
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>
> You might try MSIE under either wine or Crossover office.
>
> - Cheers.
>
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