Microsoft KB Archive/196829

LM1: Howto Configure Server to Properly Serve LM Animation Files

PSS ID Number: Q196829 Article last modified on 04-06-1999

WINDOWS:1.0

WINDOWS

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The information in this article applies to:

 == Microsoft Liquid Motion for Windows 1.0 == 

= SUMMARY =

In some cases, it is necessary to configure the content types for the files used to view Liquid Motion animations. This article describes what Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) types are necessary and how to configure them on the server.

MIME stands for Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension, a standard for identifying the type of content contained in a file based on its extension. MIME is an Internet protocol that allows you to send binary files across the Internet. Some web servers will properly serve files if the content types are registered on the server.

NOTE: If animations can be browsed on your server now, then no new action is needed and it is not necessary to follow the steps in this article.

= MORE INFORMATION =

NOTE: You should perform these procedures on the server that is hosting the Liquid Motion animation. If a Web Presence Provider (WPP) or Internet Service Provider (ISP) hosts your Web, please contact them.

The third-party products discussed here are manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products’ performance or reliability.

Method 1: Add the appropriate MIME Types on the Web Server
Edit the MIME types on the Web server. To do this using an Apache or NCSA Web server, follow these steps.

NOTE: Because there are several versions of UNIX and several versions of the Apache and NCSA server, the following steps may be different on your computer. If they are, please consult your product documentation to complete these steps.

  Open the mime.types file in a text editor. By default, this file is located in the folder under the server root.   Add the following lines: application/java-archive jar application/liquidmotion jcz jck application/directx x   Save and close the file.   Restart the Web server. 

To add the appropriate MIME types on servers that do not use the same mime.types files, you must add the MIME type using the interface that your Web server provides, and perform these steps:

  Configure the MIME Types on your server by using the following settings:   Associated Extension: jar </li>  Content Type (MIME): application/java-archive </li>  Associated Extension: jcz </li>  Content Type (MIME): application/liquidmotion </li>  Associated Extension: jck </li>  Content Type (MIME): application/liquidmotion </li>  Associated Extension: x </li>  Content Type (MIME): application/directx </li></ul> </li>  Restart your Web server. </li>  Browse to a page that contains a Liquid Motion animation. If you experiencing problems with the animation, go to Method 2. NOTE: Do not view the animation from the same computer that is running the Web server. </li></ol>

Method 2: Configure the default MIME type
If you still cannot browse to Liquid Motion animations on the server after following the steps in Method 1, you must configure the default MIME type on the server. To configure the default MIME type on an Apache or NCSA Web server, follow these steps.

NOTE: Because there are several versions of UNIX and several versions of the Apache and NCSA Web server, the following steps may be different on your computer. If they are, please consult your product documentation to complete these steps.

<ol style="list-style-type: decimal;">  Open the Srm.conf file in a text editor. By default, this file is located in the folder under the server root. </li>  Find the line (not beginning with a comment tag or pound sign [#]) that begins with DefaultType. </li>  If this line is present, change it to the following: DefaultType text/plain If the line is not present, add it. </li>  Save and close the file. </li>  Restart your Web server. </li></ol>

To configure the default MIME type on servers that do not use the same Srm.conf files, you must use the interface that your Web server provides.

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Version : WINDOWS:1.0 Platform : WINDOWS Issue type : kbhowto ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1999.