737660 - Unable to submit FLV file from Dropbox, because it's served as text/plain

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Websites :: Firefox Flicks, defect)

Description

[Stephen Donner [:stephend] Not actively reading bugmail]

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Load https://firefoxflicks-dev.allizom.org/en-US/upload while logged in
2. Fill out all mandatory fields; in the "Video URL" textfield, enter http://dl.dropbox.com/u/725560/video_6f38bb2836dcb1db1812e8a532e03de0.flv
3. Click "Upload"

Expected Results:

Video is accepted by Vid.ly

Actual Results:

Our error message (based on their error code) is returned, "It looks like you're trying to upload a video from a video URL. Your video link must point directly at the video file. Please upload your video from a personal server or tool like Dropbox."

This is because Dropbox sends it as text/plain

Comment 1

[Stephen Donner [:stephend] Not actively reading bugmail]

Attachment: Screenshot of Dropbox-FLV rejection

Comment 2

[Ben (:bensternthal)]

Resolving as submissions for the old site are long gone.

This might pop up if we decide to use vid.ly again.