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Re: JavaScript Packers, Compression & Decompression

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From "Christoph M. Becker" <cmbecker69@arcor.de>
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Subject Re: JavaScript Packers, Compression & Decompression
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Chris White wrote:

> So again I ask why can't JavaScript offer compression formats. "It's
> not JavaScript's job" is not sufficient for me, it's everyone's job!
> Pointing out how stupid I am (pointed ear troll), doesn't really
> answer it either. It would be nice to have it built in to JavaScript
> and also built into all browsers, that way all traffic (to and from
> browser) could be compressed at all times.

JavaScript is not necessarily implemented (or enabled) in an HTTP client
(there is no such requirement).  Therefore it makes no sense to push the
responsibility of decompression to JavaScript.

-- 
Christoph M. Becker

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JavaScript Packers, Compression & Decompression Chris White <0ntariokingston@gmail.com> - 2014-11-27 03:34 -0800
  Re: JavaScript Packers, Compression & Decompression "Christoph M. Becker" <cmbecker69@arcor.de> - 2014-11-27 13:46 +0100
  Re: JavaScript Packers, Compression & Decompression Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2014-11-27 15:26 +0100
  Re: JavaScript Packers, Compression & Decompression Chris White <0ntariokingston@gmail.com> - 2014-11-28 06:16 -0800
  Re: JavaScript Packers, Compression & Decompression Chris White <0ntariokingston@gmail.com> - 2014-11-28 06:17 -0800
  Re: JavaScript Packers, Compression & Decompression Chris White <0ntariokingston@gmail.com> - 2014-11-28 06:27 -0800
    Re: JavaScript Packers, Compression & Decompression "Christoph M. Becker" <cmbecker69@arcor.de> - 2014-11-28 15:43 +0100
    Re: JavaScript Packers, Compression & Decompression Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2014-11-28 16:16 +0100
      Re: JavaScript Packers, Compression & Decompression Chris White <0ntariokingston@gmail.com> - 2014-11-28 07:21 -0800
        Re: JavaScript Packers, Compression & Decompression Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2014-11-28 17:04 +0100
          Re: JavaScript Packers, Compression & Decompression "Christoph M. Becker" <cmbecker69@arcor.de> - 2014-11-28 18:26 +0100
  Re: JavaScript Packers, Compression & Decompression Chris White <0ntariokingston@gmail.com> - 2014-11-28 08:20 -0800
    Re: JavaScript Packers, Compression & Decompression Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2014-11-28 17:57 +0100
      Re: JavaScript Packers, Compression & Decompression Chris White <0ntariokingston@gmail.com> - 2014-11-28 10:10 -0800
    Re: JavaScript Packers, Compression & Decompression danca <cyberdanny@tiscalinet.it> - 2014-11-28 22:31 +0100
      Re: JavaScript Packers, Compression & Decompression Chris White <0ntariokingston@gmail.com> - 2014-11-28 15:01 -0800
      Re: JavaScript Packers, Compression & Decompression Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2014-11-29 14:48 +0100
        Re: JavaScript Packers, Compression & Decompression Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2014-11-29 15:05 +0100
          [OT] Re: JavaScript Packers, Compression & Decompression danca <cyberdanny@tiscalinet.it> - 2014-12-01 18:44 +0100
  Re: JavaScript Packers, Compression & Decompression Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2014-11-29 06:46 +0000
  Re: JavaScript Packers, Compression & Decompression Chris White <0ntariokingston@gmail.com> - 2014-11-30 18:41 -0800
    Re: JavaScript Packers, Compression & Decompression "Michael Haufe (TNO)" <tno@thenewobjective.com> - 2014-11-30 20:38 -0800
    Re: JavaScript Packers, Compression & Decompression Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2014-12-01 16:28 +0000
  Re: JavaScript Packers, Compression & Decompression Chris White <0ntariokingston@gmail.com> - 2014-11-30 18:41 -0800
  Re: JavaScript Packers, Compression & Decompression Chris White <0ntariokingston@gmail.com> - 2014-12-15 15:54 -0800

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