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How to convert a webex presentation to something I can stream?

I recently ran a Webex webinar, which was recorded in their .wrf format.  I know they have a converter that I can change this to .wmv format and post it online.  However, the resulting file will be >30MB, and since I don't believe .wmv streams, it's infeasible to have users download this size file before they can start viewing.  It was suggested that I get a converter to change the .wmv to a flash presentation.  My question is three fold.  First, is this the best approach?  Second, if yes please recommend a converter.  And finally, once the flash file is created, what do I have to do to get it to stream?  Is it as straight forward as loading on a webserver and accessing the link to it?  Or, do I have to load some software onto the webserver--which could be problematic since we're on a shared server and I don't believe they allow us to run server side applications.  (BTW, It's a unix server.)

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Thanks for the suggestions.
AnthonyRusso--I should have mentioned this, but the reason I'm looking to put this on my own site instead of keeping it on Webex is that we're terminating our account with them and they won't host after that.
CyanBlue--I will give your information a try over the weekend!
Any update???  :)

CyanBlue
I ended up using the Webex recording editor to export the file to a windows media file format, and then posting that on our website.  I actually used a website on yahoo, since they don't restrict the amount of downloading and they allow streaming and it seems to be working quite well.  Thanks for the assistance.
Good to know...  But I am assuming that your Yahoo hosting only allows progressive downloading not a real streaming, right???

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