System Architecture: All/General
RedHat Release: All/General
FAQ Category: Sound and Music
Modification Date: Oct 20, 1998

Question:

How do I get sound working with Netscape?

Answer:

To get sound working with Netscape, you have to setup a mime type
with your application.  For Netscape 3, select options and setup
the type.  For Communictor:

  Edit->Preferences->Navigator->Applications

    select a file type or use New
      edit the suffixes
      select application and type in the application

For avi movies:
    Description:  Microsoft Video
    MIME Type:    video/x-msvideo
    Suffixes:     avi
    []Application:  xanim [plus]Ae [plus]f %s

For RealAudi sound files:
    Description:  RealAudio
    MIME Type:    audio/x-pn-realaudio
    Suffixes:     rm,ra,ram
    []Application:  rvplayer %s

Note, there are also some plugins for Netscape that work
most of the time (e.g., to play .WAV files).

References:

search for plugger and Netscape plugins for Linux
see notes on playing audio files