Re: Streaming Video Files

Mike Lowery wrote:
"Rich C" <no@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:45f6f37f$0$28130$4c368faf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Using the mms:// prefix assures compatibility with older media players. The streaming server will negotiate the best protocol for the client, or at least that's what Microsoft claims. :)

It's also a deprecated protocol and I've heard rumblings that it won't work with WMP11 (haven't verified myself.) Either http or rtsp are the preferred protocols.


By using "mms://" in your URL you are not FORCING the use of that protocol. I believe that when talking to WMP11, the streaming server uses RTSP by default, regardless of the url prefix.

Rich C.
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