I think its better to zip the PDF file, that reduces the time spent on
downloading.


Regards..

Akin Akinbola
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On Mon, 25 Jan 1999, Dr Richard Heeks wrote:

> I'd just like to add to Ian's query since we have a related question
> for our working papers:
>
> For those accessing the net in Africa, is PDF preferable to zipped
> files?
>
> We currently both zip and provide a full online version of our files,
> but I feel PDF might be better than zipping.
>
> Richard Heeks
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