Re: Warning when opening .mp4 video files

On Sun, 2006-11-26 at 12:41 +0000, Jasper Thrussell wrote:
Whenever I double click on a .mp4 video file in nautilus the following
warning message is displayed:

"The filename "test.mp4" indicates that this file is of type "mp4
document". The contents of the file indicate that the file is of type
"MPEG-4 video". If you open this file, the file might present a
security risk to your system.

Do not open the file unless you created the file yourself, or received
the file from a trusted source. To open the file, rename the file to
the correct extension for "MPEG-4 video", then open the file normally.
Alternatively, use the Open With menu to choose a specific application
for the file. "

Now as far as I know, .mp4 is the correct extension for MPEG4 video
files (I've never heard of a .mp4 document file), so how can I get
nautilus to open the file rather than displaying the warning message?

Using the "open with" command works fine, but it's annoying to have to
do that every time.

AFAIK, Nautilus uses shared-mime-info to check what kind of file you try
to open and if the the mime type and extension match.

Maybe your file is non-standard or damaged and confuses
shared-mime-info?

You can check if a newer version of shared-mime-info fixes this, or file
a bug in the freedesktop.org bugzilla.

http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software_2fshared_2dmime_2dinfo

HTH,

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Cheers,
Sven Arvidsson
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