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Are media files able to stream through corporate firewalls?

April 26, 2017able corporate files firewalls media stream

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Are media files able to stream through corporate firewalls?

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The HTTP streaming protocol has the best chance of getting through firewalls. Special streaming protocols, such as MMS for Windows Media and RTMP for Flash, have a much higher likelihood of being blocked. For that reason we recommend streaming using HTTP whenever possible (both Flash and Windows Media may be streamed using HTTP).