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streaming avi

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ok i found out how to stream video files from a ftp but i can not stream .avi files for whatever reason. i want to stream them though so someone, please tell me how to stream .avi files from the internet. thanks
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haha i thought i had made this post before, this is a bump and i hope it falls into the new category of legal bumps! help pppppplease!
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avi files cannot be streamed. The required "header" information is actually in the footer of the file. You need to convert them to WMV or some other actual streaming media.
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gah, life is fricken terrible
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