XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10, alt.comp.freeware   
   From: ithinkiam@gmail.com   
      
   Oliver  wrote:   
   > On Sat, 3 Feb 2024 03:45:20 -0500, Big Al  wrote   
   >   
   >>> I have VLC and MPC-BE freeware but that "plays" the full movie.   
   >>> How would I stream a movie on Windows to test it out for her iPhone?   
   >>   
   >> Do you have google drive?  One Drive?   
   >> I put an AVI on my GoogleDrive and clicked on it and it opened in Firefox   
   and played.   
   >> With either drive you can share items with her.   Last time I did it, it   
   >> just wanted the email of   
   >> the person you share with and it sends a link to them.  She then clicks the   
   link.   
   >   
   > The Google Drive is no different than a flash stick stuck in my router.   
   > With the huge advantage of the file not being on someone else's server.   
   >   
   > Both make the file accessible to anyone on the Internet with the link.   
   > But that doesn't answer the question of how to stream it.   
      
   Streaming requires a client to watch and a server to manage the content. At   
   best, without some additional software, you can provide access to the   
   files. An iphone may be able to watch it directly from its source or may   
   need to download it.   
      
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