On Mon, Apr 30, 2001 at 03:19:13AM +0100, Michael Rogers wrote:
> On Sun, Apr 29, 2001 at 10:45:38AM -0700, Mr.Bad wrote:
> > For small files, like plain text and HTML, you really don't get much
> > bang for your buck by compressing them, at least w/r/t on-the-wire
> > transfer time.
> 
> Why are text and HTML necessarily small? People might want to insert 
> books, HOWTOs etc as well as web pages.

And if they did they'd be silly not to compress them first.

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# tavin cole
#
# "The process of scientific discovery is, in effect,
#  a continual flight from wonder."
#                                   - Albert Einstein


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