3 ms·Do you remember why they decided to zip it instead of just relying on the compression in http?by geysersam 3y agoDo you remember why they decided to zip it instead of just relying on the compression in http?ric2b 3y agoDoes HTTP compression perform well if you're streaming a file? Wouldn't it need to have access to the entire file to have the same result as zipping it?geysersam 3y agoYes it performs well. You don't need access to the entire file.