I stand corrected... But there's no reason why the HTTP header cannot be compressed either. This is especially critical when conserving bandwidth in an wireless environment. 1200 byte headers are not uncommon and it a latency laden environment every bit saved enhances the consumers experience.
Is Apache ready for HTTP header compression? Peter -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2002 6:15 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: c-l filter and buffering of the entire response > 3. What if servers start supporting compressed headers. RFC 1144 The 'header' as refered to by the rfc 1144 is not the HTTP header but the IP/TCP header. Or in other words Van Jacobson Compression and other ethernet, IP, TCP level compression techniques have fundamentally nothing to do with the socked based TCP stream level on which apache, or any internet protocol -application- functions. Dw
