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		lowmemcpu on June 23, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Is WebP really better than JPEG? I'm using Firefox and just tried to save a webp image and it tried to save as a web page. [initially, I said no.. see edit below] Edit: Looks like it was that specific website and they are doing something odd, so I retract my initial judgement.

discreditable on June 23, 2020 [–]

Is that server sending the image with the correct mimetype?

lowmemcpu on June 23, 2020 | [–]

Good point! I just went back and checked that specific site, and they are definitely doing something odd. I retract my previous judgement

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