Date: Mon, 31 Mar 97 00:35:52 MST
Message-Id: <9703310735.AA25627@rgfn.epcc.Edu>
From: bd733 AT rgfn DOT epcc DOT Edu (Jason M. Daniels)
To: mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca
Subject: Re: [opendos] Wishlist v2.0
Cc: opendos AT delorie DOT com
Reply-To: bd733 AT rgfn DOT epcc DOT Edu



>
>On Thu, 27 Mar 1997, DJ Delorie wrote:
>> The HTTP standard already defines a way of compressing data.
>> You'd see headers like this:
>> 
>> Content-type: text/html
>> Content-transfer-encoding: x-gzip
>
>Really?  I didn't know that!  So, is this a transparent
>server-compression-browser-decompression transaction, or could I
>have a file called: index.html.gz as my web page, and then view
>it as if it were index.html?  If this is the case, then THIS IS
>REALLY COOL!
>

I'm not sure, but I think you have to have your browser set up to handle 
the x-gzip (or x-whatever) MIME type. Otherwise, it'll display some sort 
of "unknown mime type" message and prompt for an action.

Jason


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