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2013-09-30 14:37
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
Didi
2013-09-30 15:02
SIDWAVE
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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.
2013-09-30 17:05
chatGPZ

Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 11523
the files are stored as is on an ftp. and space is not a problem =)
2013-09-30 17:17
Didi

Registered: Nov 2011
Posts: 530
Thanks for satisfying my curiosity.
2013-09-30 17:50
wacek

Registered: Nov 2007
Posts: 526
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.
2013-09-30 20:31
MagerValp

Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 1082
Quoting SIDwave
never 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
2013-09-30 23:01
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.
2013-09-30 23:02
SIDWAVE
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Quote: Quoting SIDwave
never 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 ?
2013-10-01 00:56
chatGPZ

Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 11523
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)
2013-10-01 01:09
Moloch

Registered: Jan 2002
Posts: 2972
Quoting SIDwave
ok, what year was that invented?

mid to late 1990s
2013-10-01 02:21
Urban Space Cowboy

Registered: Nov 2004
Posts: 45
Quoting Didi
does 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 wackee
Please, 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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