cookies + windows media player?

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  • brocklander
    Confirmed User
    • Dec 2002
    • 163
    #1

    cookies + windows media player?

    In my member's area, I have .wmv's and MPEGS....Everytime a member clicks on a link to download a movie, Windows Media prompts for a username and password. Is there any way to make it so they aren't prompted each time?

    I think one solution is to embed them, but I'm not a big fan of doing that for every single movie....

    Any ideas?
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    • twistyneck
      So Fucking Banned
      • Jan 2002
      • 4660
      #2
      Switch to Quicktime movies and you won't have to deal with shit like this.

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        • brocklander
          Confirmed User
          • Dec 2002
          • 163
          #3
          That would be great advice if the majority of surfers actually had Quicktime installed, moron.


          You new to Ahdult Webmasturing?

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            • NetRodent
              Confirmed User
              • Jan 2002
              • 3985
              #4
              Embedding them won't work with all versions of media player. The simplest solution is to not password protect your media files. A better solution (although harder) is to use a session id in the url for authentication.
              "Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats."
              --H.L. Mencken

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                • brocklander
                  Confirmed User
                  • Dec 2002
                  • 163
                  #5
                  Originally posted by NetRodent
                  Embedding them won't work with all versions of media player. The simplest solution is to not password protect your media files. A better solution (although harder) is to use a session id in the url for authentication.
                  How about this?

                  If create the movie links in the following way:

                  http://username:[email protected]/members/myvideo.wmv


                  it seems to work. I'm sure there are some security issues I'm overlooking by using this method, although I can't think of any at this moment.

                  Anyone?

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                    • notjoe
                      Confirmed User
                      • May 2002
                      • 5599
                      #6
                      Originally posted by brocklander


                      How about this?

                      If create the movie links in the following way:

                      http://username:[email protected]/members/myvideo.wmv


                      it seems to work. I'm sure there are some security issues I'm overlooking by using this method, although I can't think of any at this moment.

                      Anyone?
                      Browsers will cache http://username:[email protected]/members/myvideo.wmv
                      and having the username/password showing up in URLS isnt a good thing

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                        • twistyneck
                          So Fucking Banned
                          • Jan 2002
                          • 4660
                          #7
                          Originally posted by brocklander
                          That would be great advice if the majority of surfers actually had Quicktime installed, moron.


                          You new to Ahdult Webmasturing?
                          Make them upgrade. Dipshit.

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                            • brocklander
                              Confirmed User
                              • Dec 2002
                              • 163
                              #8
                              Originally posted by twistyneck


                              Make them upgrade. Dipshit.

                              You're kidding, right? Please tell me this a joke....

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