Re: Plugin Functionality

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From: Steve Easton (admin_at_95isalive.com)
Date: 06/24/04 

Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 12:49:20 -0400

1. That would mean that ever visitor would have to install modplug in their system.
2. You will have to add the mime types to your server configuration before the browser could "see"
the files.

Is there any reason you can't use a more standard format such as midi, avi, etc...?? 

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"David B." <dcbevins@movethisyahoo.com> wrote in message
news:2104501c45a09$240ace70$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> I understand that IE6 does not support some plugin
> functionality that previous interations of IE did support.
>
> Specificaly, I am trying to use modplug to allow tracker
> type music files (.mod, .s3m, .it, .xm, .far, .ult, .669)
> to be played via the browser.
>
> I have found on the net, a supposed regfix to restore that
> lost functionality.
>
> However I can't get it to work.
>
> The regfix is this:
>
> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MIME\Database\Content Type\audio/x-mod]
> "CLSID" = "{06DD38D3-D187-11CF-A80D-00C04FD74AD8}"
> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MIME\Database\Content Type\audio/x-
> zipped-mod]
> "CLSID" = "{06DD38D3-D187-11CF-A80D-00C04FD74AD8}"
> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MIME\Database\Content Type\audio/it]
> "CLSID" = "{06DD38D3-D187-11CF-A80D-00C04FD74AD8}"
> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MIME\Database\Content Type\audio/x-
> zipped-it]
> "CLSID" = "{06DD38D3-D187-11CF-A80D-00C04FD74AD8}"
> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MIME\Database\Content Type\audio/xm]
> "CLSID" = "{06DD38D3-D187-11CF-A80D-00C04FD74AD8}"
> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MIME\Database\Content Type\audio/x-s3m]
> "CLSID" = "{06DD38D3-D187-11CF-A80D-00C04FD74AD8}"
> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MIME\Database\Content Type\audio/mod]
> "CLSID" = "{06DD38D3-D187-11CF-A80D-00C04FD74AD8}"
> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MIME\Database\Content Type\audio/669]
> "CLSID" = "{06DD38D3-D187-11CF-A80D-00C04FD74AD8}"
> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MIME\Database\Content Type\audio/x-669]
> "CLSID" = "{06DD38D3-D187-11CF-A80D-00C04FD74AD8}"
>
> Having said all that, is there a way to get IE6 to run
> this "classic" or older style plugins?
>
> Or am I gonna have to invent the wheel again if I want to
> do this?
>
> Best regards,
>
> David B.
>
>