HTTP streaming enables content providers to stream RealMedia clips from a Web server. While this method is not as robust as using metafiles, it provides a reasonable method for providing short RealMedia content to a limited number of users.
Before you can stream RealAudio and RealVideo clips through HTTP, you must define the following MIME types for your Web server:
audio/x-pn-RealAudio (files with a .ra, .rm or .ram file extension)
audio/x-pn-RealAudio-plugin (files with a .rpm file extension)
video/x-pn-RealVideo (files with a .ra, .rm or .ram file extension)
video/x-pn-RealVideo-plugin (files with a .rpm file extension)
Some Web servers are pre-configured with these MIME types.
If you are running a Web page off an ISP server, ask the ISP administrator to configure the server for the RealPlayer MIME types.
To stream RealAudio and RealVideo content using HTTP:
http://hostname/path/filename
hostname
is the name of your Web server. For
example: www.real.com
<A HREF="file.ram">
<A HREF="http://hostname/file.ram">
<A HREF="http://www.real.com/home/welcome.ram">