This is on fully up-to-date ubuntu saucy (13.10). There is a strange version mismatch with the packages version - could it be the reason for the bug?
# dpkg -l | grep "vlc " ii browser-plugin-vlc 2.0.6-2 amd64 multimedia plugin for web browsers based on VLC ii vlc 2.0.8-1 amd64 multimedia player and streamer # -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1089728 Title: VLC plugin fails to open an .asx .m4a webstream To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/npapi-vlc/+bug/1089728/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs