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Didi
Registered: Nov 2011
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CSDb compression
Hiya,
does it make sense to compress single d64 files when posting an entry to save space or are the files stored compressed on fileserver/in database anyway.
Greets
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SIDWAVE
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Registered: Apr 2002
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never heard of webservers who have autocompression of raw unknown formats. so dont think so. :)
only if the disk on webserver has autocompression (ala windows compressed volume etc.)
my guess is , no. |
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chatGPZ
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 11364 |
the files are stored as is on an ftp. and space is not a problem =) |
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Didi
Registered: Nov 2011
Posts: 486 |
Thanks for satisfying my curiosity. |
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wacek
Registered: Nov 2007
Posts: 513 |
Please, if you don't have to, don't compress files. It makes it so convenient for click/run or click/drag/drop/run ;)
I think it only makes sense for multi-disk releases, just to make sure that people download complete release. |
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MagerValp
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 1074 |
Quoting SIDwavenever heard of webservers who have autocompression of raw unknown formats. so dont think so. :)
It's supported by all major web servers and and browsers:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_compression |
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SIDWAVE
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Quote: Please, if you don't have to, don't compress files. It makes it so convenient for click/run or click/drag/drop/run ;)
I think it only makes sense for multi-disk releases, just to make sure that people download complete release.
also in case of fail, and datarescue, compressed data = risk to loose it. |
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SIDWAVE
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Quote: Quoting SIDwavenever heard of webservers who have autocompression of raw unknown formats. so dont think so. :)
It's supported by all major web servers and and browsers:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_compression
ok, what year was that invented ? |
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chatGPZ
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 11364 |
Quote:It's supported by all major web servers and and browsers:
not quite what didi asked about though :) (but it makes the question about zipping or not zipping d64s kinda irrelevant, indeed) |
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Moloch
Registered: Jan 2002
Posts: 2925 |
Quoting SIDwaveok, what year was that invented?
mid to late 1990s |
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Urban Space Cowboy
Registered: Nov 2004
Posts: 45 |
Quoting Dididoes it make sense to compress single d64 files when posting an entry to save space Yes, if only because ZIP and other archives retain file timestamps which the uncompressed D64s don't.
Quoting wackeePlease, if you don't have to, don't compress files. It makes it so convenient for click/run or click/drag/drop/run ;) gzip'd D64s are just as "convenient" in this way as uncompressed ones, at least with VICE. |
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