RE: Streaming Video Over A LAN

["BUTLER, Tony, FM" <tony.butler@xxxxxxx>]

> > > OK, so it's MS limited for the server.
> >
> > Not necessarily.  ChilliASP and other such products are
> available for
> > *nix servers and if keith is using ODBC/OLEDB to access the
database
> > then you (in theory) can change the back end without _too_ much
> > hassle......
>
> ...yeah right ;-)

Crucially, I said 'In theory' :)
Anyway, that's what you get for running *nix. :D
Makes a refresing change for something like this to be designed for MS
rather than some flavour of *nix with about a dozen free products you need
to string together in order to get it 1/2 working.
Who wants the hassle of installing mysql, java environments, compilers etc
etc when you can have a simple asp app running on access/sql server? :]

> > > > Media player is used for playback.
> > >
> > > Is this essential, or can any player be used?
> >
> > Probably not.  If web based then any player with a suitable
decoder
> > should be okay AFAIK
>
> That's what I'd have thought.  I can't see areason it would
> be nescessary
> to use IE/media player, unless the audio/video is embedded in
> the web page.

Or indeed unless the web pages use some ms specific features.
It's hard enough trying to get IE 4 and IE 5 pages to behave in the same
way
without having to look at netscape compatibility too.......


Tony


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