Hey /g/, how does a website know if I'm streaming a mp4

>>61839845
bump

>>61839845

Don't think it actually can. You are still downloading even if you are streaming.

>>61839845
generally streaming uses an embeded player

>>61840087
yes it can, sometimes when watching videos with vlc or mplayer i get a message telling me to watch the video on their website

>>61840140
that's probably because your player is asking for a version optimized for streaming instead of quality

>>61840126
>>61840087
OP here. I did a bit more research and the site is using the video range from 0-423846850 so it looks like its 'streaming' the file by default.

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One more thing,

Is it illegal to find a websites FTP and download from it when it's open? you're downloading the videos for yourself and not distributing

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>>61839845
they don't, only if they force you their meme javascript libraries and make your browser 3 times slower

>>61840554
no, you can download everything you want from a site, even if the site doesn't want to let you.