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Download NPR audio files with Safari
Authored by: pheel on Mar 20, '03 07:14:24PM

Downloading a statically served file with a .smil extension works fine (I assume you downloaded one of the links in the "NPR Audio Online" box in the left column of the site).

Many of the SMIL files from NPR are served dynamically from a PHP script, though. They started using this after adding Windows Media support; the script appears to determine your media preference and then sends the correct type of file. The SMIL files served this way end up with a .smi extension instead of .smil. This is where the problem occurs.

For an example, try listening to one of the individual audio segments from today's Morning Edition.



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