Does it take longer to download a zipped file than an unzipped file?
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I once read somewhere that it takes longer to download a zipped file than an unzipped file of the same size, due to the nature of the zip file. Is this true or nonsense? edit: i'm speaking about HTTP traffic
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When the connection is using compression, then of course. You cannot efficiently compress data 2 times. So when compression is turned on, a 1 MB zip file will be transferred slower then a 1 MB txt file. NB: This is dependent on the transfer protocol…
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