[ILUG] Faster internet connections - is this real?

[Paul Jakma]

On Tue, 24 May 2005, Rory Browne wrote:

> I think there might be a use for something like this, provided it was
> configurable. For example if you could decrease the size of an image
> file, by dynamicly reducing its quality on the server.

One would hope web site owners would:

1. Not needlessly use bloated graphics on their site

2. Already have 'optimised' images for colour range and
    compression/quality.

The dynamic quality/size thing is quite possible with a bit of PHP I 
think, see:

 	http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.image.php

> The idea of using specialist software, instead of the browsers proxy
> settings is strange though.

Note also that HTTP supports compression.

regards,
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