FLASH: False Flash MIME reports

[John Croteau]

Hi all,


There have been some reports lately on the MIME not being set on sites

where it is set correctly.


The MIME is set correctly on Rooney Design.

> http://www.rooneydesign.com


I think the problem in the false reports has to do with the fact that

the Flash swf file (or any file) has to be loaded in cache before you

can determine a MIME type using the Netscape test.

http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/mimetype_check.htm


If the MIME type displays that the File is not cached you must not

assume that the MIME is not set correctly. The MIME type will not be

displayed until the complete file has been loaded into memory. If you

get the File is not cached in the MIME display then check and see if the

file has been completely loaded and recheck when you are sure it is.


Though browsers usually cache all Flash files this is not guaranteed.

Most of the time a Flash swf file is not cached is when the computer is

low on resources (memory). Whatever the cause if the file is not cached

you can not determine if the MIME is set or not by this test. Only if

the MIME type reads incorrectly can you be sure 100% sure that the MIME

is not set correctly. If you get symptoms such as no picture, crashing

browser or unexpected popup boxes is it likely that the MIME MAY be a

problem.


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John Croteau

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