[X4U] Why does Mail show .wmv files

[Charles Schneider]

Mac OS update 10.5.6 fixed the problem of WMV files playing in Mail


Charlie


On Nov 26, 2008, at 2:58 PM, Charles Schneider wrote:

> What part of this do you not understand!!!!!!!!!
>
> The mov file will play right in mail when I click the play arrow.  I  
> know that it is actually using QT to play the movie right in the  
> mail viewing window.  In the past wmv files also played the same  
> way, NOW only the audio portion of the wmv file plays.
>
>
> I KNOW......
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> I can right click on the file......blah blah blah
>
> I can open the attachment with many other programs ........ blah  
> blah blah
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> THIS IS NOT WANT I AM ASKING
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> You seem to claim it is a security problem, is this a guess or what?
>
> I am not asking for the file to automatically start playing when i  
> open the email, I would just like to click on the play button and  
> actually WATCH the WMV clip, just like it used to do.
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> Charlie
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> On Nov 26, 2008, at 1:15 PM, Andrew J. Yon III wrote:
>
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>> On Nov 26, 2008, at 11:41 AM, Charles Schneider wrote:
>>
>>> Al and Andrew,
>>>
>>> I know how to open wmv files outside of mail, I think this is what  
>>> you are suggesting.  If it is, it is not a solution to the problem  
>>> but a work around.  Please correct me if I am wrong.
>>>
>>> Charlie
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>>>>
>>>> On Nov 25, 2008, at 4:42 PM, Al Grappone wrote:
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>>>>> On Nov 25, 2008, at 10:45, Ray Choiniere wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> For what it's worth, just recently I have developed the same  
>>>>>> problem, and would very much like to know the solution.
>>>>>
>>>>> Command click or right click on the attachment and select open  
>>>>> this attachment
>>>>
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>>>> You can also do the same thing to the slide bar itself and open  
>>>> them .
>>>>
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>> Actually this feature was a problem ( a security problem ). So far,  
>> to date, we Mac users are protected from all the problems  
>> ( viruses, adware, trojans, spyware, ..... etc. ), that MS users  
>> have, by not allowing things to just automatically run by  
>> themselves. We typically have to initiate the item and or enter in  
>> a valid user name and password. IMO the new feature change is much  
>> more suitable to me due to its secureness. It is not a great deal  
>> of inconvenience to me to right click on a video that generally  
>> comes from the MS world (generally unsecured ) anyway.  A couple of  
>> mouse clicks doesn't require that much energy.
>>
>> If you are right clicking on it inside the email, technically you  
>> are not opening it outside of mail. Think of WMV in that usage as a  
>> plug in. If there is an mov file attached, mail doesn't actually  
>> open and play it either, Quicktime does.
>>
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