Brad Beyenhof wrote:
> On Jan 27, 2008 10:32 AM, Richard W. Ernst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Brad Beyenhof wrote:
>>> On Jan 27, 2008 12:14 AM, Jim Gonzales <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>> Carl Lowenstein wrote:
>>>>> On Jan 26, 2008 10:54 PM, Jim Gonzales <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>>>> I need help.  I signed on to a web site that puts up a new streaming
>>>>>> message every week.  When I click on the link I get this; ERROR an error
>>>>>> occurred  This file is encrypted and can not be played.  What should I
>>>>>> do now.  I did not find any help on the UBUNTU site.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>         I use a COMPAQ Presario V3000 with AMD sempron disk, 128Meg
>>>>>>         memory, nvidia graphics card. OS is UBUNTU (Gutsy) 7.10.
>>>>> Anyone who could help you will need more information.  The name of the
>>>>> file, or the exact link so it can be looked at.
>>>> The site is  http://www.fathercorapi.com/    -->  weekly wisdom   -->
>>>> schedule  -->  click here for video stream  Then I get the error
>>>> message. I'm sorry but that is all I know.
>>> That's a Windows Media Player stream. I know it's probably possible to
>>> get that to play somehow in Linux, but I've never cared enough about
>>> WMP compatibility to try.
>>>
>>> In any case, even on my Mac (which is set up to play WM files), those
>>> particular links aren't working. When I try to play them, it keeps
>>> saying that "The movie contains an invalid data reference." I can't
>>> even get the audio-only streams to work.
>> Out of curiousity, I thought I'd try it via my Windows XP Pro SP2 box
>> and see what happens.
>>
>> I've no idea what, exactly it means, but when I click the link, I get a
>> popup box that says:
>>
>> External Protocol Request
>>
>> Requested link:
>> mms://wm.streamingmediahosting.com/santacruzmedia/ww.wmv
>>
>> Application: Windows Media Player
>>
>> If you were not expecting this request it may be an attempt to exploit a
>> weakness in that other program.  Cancel this request unless you are sure
>> it's not malicious.
>
> Yes, I saw that too. That's what Firefox does with mms:// URLs before
> passing them over to Windows Media Player.
>
> Does the XP version of WMP run that stream OK if you allow Firefox to
> pass it over?
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>
> I can usually run .wmv files with the VLC media player but in this case I 
> can't get to the .wmv file.  Does any one have a suggestion?    Jim Gonzales

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