[MPlayer-users] mplayer cann't play the url but window media can ...

[Ruben Garcia]

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Dominik Mierzejewski wrote:
> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> On Thursday, 17 July 2003, ?????? wrote:
> 
>>[Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
>>mmst://61.144.56.212/vod1/cinema/jhd/030713/????????.wmv?str=
>>ae8fe56beaab262b7eefa2438408a347
>>
>>Above a url cann't played by mplayer. 
>>But windows media can do it. why ?
> 
> 
> Probably because it has non-printable (at least with my charset) characters
> in it. AFAIK you're not allowed to use any non-ascii characters in URLs.
> But MS - as usual - doesn't follow standards.
> 

Yes, but the ietf changed the standard some time ago. I remember a lot 
of noise about people trying to buy the new domain www.españa.com some 
time ago.

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