Barry Beckham Posted November 27, 2018 Report Share Posted November 27, 2018 Should Mp4 videos be zipped like exe files for transportation over the internet. I feel the answer is no, but I'm not sure and a Google search didn't seem to reveal much. What's the consensus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lin Evans Posted November 27, 2018 Report Share Posted November 27, 2018 Barry, if you don't zip them, many web host servers will play them rather than allow download from an FTP perspective. It's best to zip unless you have a very fast host server. I can't say about file sharing services because I only use them to download and never upload to them. But if you have your own website and upload an mp4 to the server and give the user a link, in most cases unless the host has some rule about not allowing "any" play over the web the mp4 will play rather than download... Best regards,, Lin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Beckham Posted November 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2018 Lin I didn't think about the Mp4 actually being played in a browser, I was thinking they would be downloaded and played on a computer. I was more concerned about the potential for a virus. They just don't seem as relevant with Mp4 videos as they are/were with executable files. Is that just my perception of am I missing something? I am thinking more of Mp4's uploaded to MediaFire, Dropbox or some service like that. I don't want to zip each one if it's not necessary, but would rather find out before I actually do it . I kind of like being able to upload a Mp4 as is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkb Posted November 28, 2018 Report Share Posted November 28, 2018 we both send & receive MP4, avi, mov etc using WeTransfer & haven't had any problems either way. I always scan anything I download before attempting to open or play. I only zip exe or if I am sending several files at once. Jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Beckham Posted November 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2018 I haven’t had any problems either, but I have a lot of Mp4 videos to put up on line and want to get it right with best practice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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