what codecs are required to watch live stream on this web page

[Cybe R. Wizard]

On Sun, 12 Dec 2010 18:38:16 +0530
Tapas Mishra <mightydreams at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sun, Dec 12, 2010 at 4:32 PM, Colin Law <clanlaw at googlemail.com>
> wrote:
> > On 12 December 2010 06:11, Tapas Mishra <mightydreams at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >> A long time back I had asked this question on Ubuntu forum here
> >> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1368950
> >> at that time I was using Jaunty 32 bit.
> >> Now I am using Lucid 64 bit and the situation is same.
> >> I want to watch a live stream which is available here
> >> http://www.shrisaibabasansthan.org/shirdilivedarshan1.htm
> >
> > From the web page I believe this
> > <OBJECT id=WMP7 style="LEFT: 110px; WIDTH: 352px; TOP: 0px; HEIGHT:
> > 352px" height=352 width=352
> > classid=CLSID:6BF52A52-394A-11d3-B153-00C04F79FAA6> embeds a
> > Windows Media Player ActiveX control in the page.  I don't think
> > this will work other than on Windows.  I cannot believe there are
> > still sites out there using ActiveX Controls.  I believe that It is
> > a major security risk on Windows so I would not advise going there
> > on a Windows machine either.
> >
> What is the security risk in this?
> Is there a way I can see the site on Ubuntu ?
> 
Just today I found that Wine is starting to support ActiveX just a wee
tiny little bitty bit:
http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/12/wine-1-3-9-brings-beginnings-of-activex-support/
and even more:
http://www.winehq.org/announce/1.3.9

Why not test it out?  Who knows, it might just work!

Cybe R. Wizard
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