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List:       ms-wmtalk
Subject:    Re: WMP for Mac
From:       Peter Burke <pburke () DOIT ! WISC ! EDU>
Date:       2005-04-26 16:46:29
Message-ID: 426E7065.1010108 () doit ! wisc ! edu
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Grant Turner wrote:

> > We generally use mms:// URLs straight in the html on those servers.
> 
> 
> Does this always work for you? I've had problems reported from Mac users with \
> mms:// urls, but telling them to paste the mms:// url directly into WMP has been a \
> successful workaround.

works all the time, and as far as I know in all current browsers, Mac and PC. We 
tested this extensively in a large multi-campus learning system that runs under 
https and I haven't had a help desk call in months regarding Mac players.

Peter


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> -----Original Message-----
> From: WMTalk [mailto:WMTalk@DISCUSS.MICROSOFT.COM] On Behalf Of Peter Burke
> Sent: 21 April 2005 16:36
> To: WMTalk@DISCUSS.MICROSOFT.COM
> Subject: Re: WMP for Mac
> 
> Grant Turner wrote:
> 
> > Anil
> > 
> > Does the url to the file begin with mms:// (are they hosted on a streaming \
> > server)? I believe that WMP for the Mac needs a url beginning with mms:// to be \
> > copied and pasted directly into the player. I've also experienced problems in the \
> > past with WMP / Mac / .asx files. 
> > I've also read on the Microsoft site that WMP9 on OS X cannot play files from \
> > servers that use IPv6. 
> 
> 
> also, if the web server is running under https, the Mac player won't be able to \
> decipher an ASX file. We generally use mms:// URLs straight in the html on those \
> servers. 
> Peter
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