I agree, and for what it's worth, 3 MB of XML data should shrink down like 100::1**
Regards, R. Joe Reich System Analyst Comcast Communications, Inc. Phone: 248.233.4512 Fax: 248.233.4788 Cell: 734.476.4844 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** - all figured provide are courtesy of the Ar Jo Beaureau of Statistics (ArJo B.S.) > -----Original Message----- > From: Kamen Lilov > Sent: Friday, March 25, 2005 9:35 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Bulk data transfer of > xml-based data: Best methods > > Have you considered using a third-party component > (available in COM and .NET flavors, as this is what > you require) to ZIP - or otherwise compress - your > data? > > If it turns out that your 3MB chunks shrink a couple > of times, you can continue using web services - just > transfer a zipped image of the data and unzip at the > receiving end. Plus, it has the added benefit of > integrity checking (practically all compressed formats > place a checksum, MD5 or some other form of check on > the original data to detect corruption in the archive > blob) > =================================== This list is hosted by DevelopMentor� http://www.develop.com View archives and manage your subscription(s) at http://discuss.develop.com
