Why does Firebug show a “206 Partial Content” response on a video loading request?
This Partial Content code (206) may be sent from the server when the client has asked for a range (e.g. “give me the first 2MB of video data”). It is vital for downloading data in chunks which avoids fetching unused resources. (I seldom watch a full video online.) Look at the outgoing request for a … Read more