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Re: Making MP3's open in a player instead of downloading From Sarah Marie Klaren at . : * Sarah Marie Klaren :+: the official site * : . on 24 May '02 replying to Re: Making MP3's open in a player instead of downloading posted by Jim Well, it is only a sample. And I don't understand what you mean by adding the audio/mpeg .mp3 and I don't know what a .htaccess files is...... Thanks ~Sarah >You can tell the browser which MIME type it's looking at by >adding this to your .htaccess file: > >AddType audio/mpeg .mp3 > >The browser will then handle the file according to the method >listed in its configuration for that MIME type, which will >normally involve opening the player software, if it exists on >their computer. > >However, it's impossible to totally prevent people from >downloading the file. The file must be downloaded onto the user's >computer in order for it to be played. > >Why don't you offer a download of just a sample of the song >instead of the whole thing?

Re: Making MP3's open in a player instead of downloading - Jim - 24/05/02

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>Well, it is only a sample. And I don't understand what you mean >by adding the audio/mpeg .mp3 and I don't know what a .htaccess >files is...... > >Thanks >~Sarah > >>You can tell the browser which MIME type it's looking at by >>adding this to your .htaccess file: >> >>AddType audio/mpeg .mp3 >> >>The browser will then handle the file according to the method >>listed in its configuration for that MIME type, which will >>normally involve opening the player software, if it exists on >>their computer. >> >>However, it's impossible to totally prevent people from >>downloading the file. The file must be downloaded onto the user's >>computer in order for it to be played. >> >>Why don't you offer a download of just a sample of the song >>instead of the whole thing?
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