>Why doesn't this do what I think it should do?
>
>HTTPSocket httpShowJpeg: 'http://www.movietickets.com/photos/00727201.jpg'
>
>If anyone has a fix that can make this work, I'd be obliged (It's 
>for putting finishing touches on an upcoming Birthday present).

Well I get self error: 'JFIF marker expected' using the Smalltalk code.

But did you try the JPEG plugin and see what happens.

The other thing you could do is grab the image, and resave in your 
favorite graphics tool and hope it demangles the JPEG stuff?
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