MMS protocol

[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.

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