Does anyone know if there is support for playing *.asf files from a website (normally played by windows media player)?? I am trying to achieve that using different players but it always complains: mms is not a registered protocol.
I have Fedora and Netscape 7.1 + Mozilla of course , several players - Realplayer, xine, vlc, mplayer ..
If anyone knows the answer - PLEASE post it .. Thanks!

I believe it stands for Microsoft Media Server and that is probably why its not working for you by default.

Hmm there should be some support for that ... from what I understand. Do you know of anything?

mplayer might as it supports probably the most formats that I know of. www.mplayerhq.hu

Thanks for the reply trickykid .. I do have mplayer installed plus VIDIX support and all the drivers that go with it ... The problem is associate it correctly in netscape so it doesnt complain about that protocol

Here is how to set up the interface:

1. Download and install apt-get for your version of redhat from: http://apt.freshrpms.net. As the root (administrator) user, at the command prompt, type: apt-get update

2. Use apt to download mplayer: apt-get install mplayer (After this step, you no longer need to be the root user.)

3. Run the graphical version of mplayer: gmplayer

4. Right-click in the gmplayer window and select open URL. Then paste the link from the byu radio web site. Or run it all from the command line:

mplayer http://byuradio.org/streaming/byuradio.asx

Notes:

* MPlayer can also play quicktime sorenson movies and even handle realplayer streams.
* MPlayer works on all linux platforms. Non-redhat users should visit http://mplayerhq.hu for more information.