Won't yourbrowser then try and render it as a gif and fail to deliver the image, getting it's knickers in a twist in the process?
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Thu 24 Jan 2002, 9:42,
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Wellonly if its very badly programmed.
Most browsers look at the mime type first, but then when the actual data arrives, it usually easy to tell by the header what the file actually is.
(Most browsers look at the mime type first, but then when the actual data arrives, it usually easy to tell by the header what the file actually is.
Lumpbucket tekcubpmuL,
Thu 24 Jan 2002, 9:44,
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I can go home now.I've learnt something today.
presumably it knows from the tag to expect an image then?
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Thu 24 Jan 2002, 9:48,
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presumably it knows from the tag to expect an image then?
Hehno... it knows from the IMG tag to expect an image :)
( Lumpbucket tekcubpmuL,
Thu 24 Jan 2002, 9:50,
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