[BNM] Flash FLV movie not working remotely...

[paul perrin]

PS. Just so there is no doubt - I'm still greatful for the tip Jay - thanks
- worked a treat. I'm just miffed with myself that I wasn't more careful
about installing the software !

2008/9/1 paul perrin <paul at idltd.com>

>  Bl*ddy Apple... just wasted hours checking whether I had picked up some
> malware, 'cos MSIE on my main PC had a virtually anonymous extra button on
> the tool bar...
>
> Bl*ddy Apple... I should have known that something as simple as a browser
> (safari) shouldn't have needed a reboot to install (unless it was messing up
> the rest of my PC at the same time)...
>
> Bl*ddy Apple... When I install their browser, what make them think I want
> them to mess with my other browsers?
>
> Bl*ddy Apple... When I uninstall safari, it better take all its other cr*p
> with it...
>
> 'Bonjour' from Bl*ddy Apple - a link to their website -- yes that is a
> really useful toolbar button, how can anyone get by without it...
>
> I must remember to treat Apple products like all other suspect software -
> put them on a Virtual PC and delete after use...
>
> Paul /)/+)
>
> ps. Yes I know there was probably something burried in the T&C's about it -
> but you know, I kind of trusted Apple. I won't make that mistake again.
> 2008/8/31 Richard Maynard / Wessex Networks <rjm at wessexnetworks.com>
>
> Ugh - that is a right gotcha on IIS servers!
>>
>> Richard.
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: bnmlist-bounces at brightonnewmedia.org [mailto:
>> bnmlist-bounces at brightonnewmedia.org] On Behalf Of paul perrin
>> Sent: 31 August 2008 15:05
>> To: Brighton New Media
>> Subject: Re: [BNM] Flash FLV movie not working remotely...
>>
>> Thanks Jay - that highlihgted the problem.
>>
>> However it is far too embarassing to admit what the error was... Ok... if
>> you insist... it was looking in the right place, but the server wasn't set
>> to server FLV's. Doh! I could have discovered that by typing the FLV URL
>> into any browser!!
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Paul /)/+)
>> 2008/8/31 Jay Caines-Gooby <jay at gooby.org>
>>
>> >  On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 1:40 PM, paul perrin <paul at idltd.com> wrote:
>> > > I have a simple flash movie player (flvplayer plus play/stop/rewind
>> > buttons)
>> > > - all fine locally - but uploaded to the server it looks like it can't
>> > find
>> > > the flv movie file (it is in the same directory) - the player is
>> blank,
>> > and
>> > > all the buttons are disabled...
>> > >
>> > > Is there an obvious thing to check?
>> >
>> > Look at it with Safari for Windows. Once you've loaded the problematic
>> > page, use the Safari menu option Window -> Activity
>> >
>> > It'll show you the URLs that the flash movie is trying to download its
>> > components (such as the .flv) from.
>> >
>> > --
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