You log in a http authentication protected site using firefox. If you open an media file on this site, looks like vlc is receiving only the url from firefox, but no authentication information.
** Attachment added: "console output of vlc-plugin" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/21959846/vlc.log -- vlc-plugin can not access password protcted url https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/257695 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs