[mythtv-users] feature idea: links in mythweb tosmb/ftp/http files

[Chris Petersen]

> I've tried using file:// linkes with the correct path in
> mythweb, and the browser (I normally use Firefox) wants to
> download the file before playing it.  It seems that in
> order to launch a media player to play the file directly,
> you need either (1) a browser plugin defined to handle .nuv
> files, or (2) a way to launch the viewer program on the
> client side (does good security allow this?)

you don't need a browser plugin, you just need apache to send a mime
type that one of your existing browser plugins knows how to play.  I'm
happy to add a mime type to the .htaccess file included with mythweb if
someone will tell me what it is (application/nuv ??)...

-Chris