Re: [PCWorks] Adobe Shockwave Player Multiple Vulnerabilities

  • From: Hugh Vandervoort <hughv2@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: pcworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 04:39:31 -0400

Flash player is for FLV files.
Shockwave is for SWF.
You need Flash for Shockwave, but not vice-versa.


On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 4:30 AM, Clint Hamilton-PCWorks Admin
<PCWorks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> This is a bit confusing.....Shockwave is a player that plays
> Flash content.  .SWF is Shockwave Flash.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SWF
>
> There are many Flash players out there, so that's why I was
> wondering what Eric used if he doesn't have Shockwave
> installed, how does Flash content play on webpages.
> -Clint
>
> God Bless,
> Clint Hamilton, Owner
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>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Hugh Vandervoort" <hughv2@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>
>
> Shockwave is not Flash:
> http://poster66.com/eeurope/products/shockwaveplayer/
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 1:58 AM, Clint Hamilton-PCWorks Admin
> <> wrote:
>> Eric you need to include the email to which you are replying
>> in
>> your replies.
>>
>> So since most sites use Flash now, how do you view Flash if
>> it's not installed? (And which browser is this?)
>> -Clint
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