In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> Forget it. For the most part Plugins mechanism is broke in Mozilla and 
> Netscape6.

Flash WFM. QuickTime WFM. iTools Plug-In WFM. (That is, WFM with <embed> 
on both OS X and Classic.)

> There doesn't appear to be any effort by anyone to get this fixed.

Getting what fixed? Have you verified that whatever problems you are 
facing aren't only at your end? Have you checked that the MIME settings 
in the QuickTime control panel / prefrence panel make sense?

> Besides most plugins use a method called Liveconnect which is not
> considered Standards compatible, 

Mac IE 5 doesn't implement LiveConnect. Plug-ins do work with Mac IE 5. 
You just can't script them.

> even though the code has been donated to W3C Committee.

Can anyone provide any info on this?

> No plugin Manufacturer has expressed interest in updating the code to
> make them work with possible exception of Apple Quicktime / MacroMedia 
> Flash.

Which other plug-ins do you need?

> Besides My brain is not supple enough to know each and every one one of
> the variations on the Mime types that the quicktime plugin  can handle
> which is about 60-80 variations, manually type them in.

The QuickTime control panel / preference panel has a list of clickable 
checkboxes.

-- 
Henri Sivonen
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.clinet.fi/~henris/

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