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What are EOT & PFR format?
EOT (Embedded Open Type) format of fonts is Microsoft's way of sending encoded fonts to the clients. Only Internet Explorer, (version 4.0 Onwards) can use EOTs. EOTs have specific URL. If the web designer provides a link to an EOT the browser uses these EOTs to display the page. This means that only particular websites with links to the specific URL can use EOTs made for them.
PFR (Portable Font Resource, now outdated technology) is another way to send fonts dynamically to the user. It can be used both in Netscape (4.03 and above) and IE (4.0 and above). In IE however there is a one time download of a control on the clients machine. PFRs also have the URL security and can be locked to particular URLs. PFRs are more stable than EOTs but sometimes need Encoding changes in IE 5.0. Usually a JavaScript is used to query the browser and accordingly PFRs or EOTs are given to the client so that a particular font can be displayed without user intervention.
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