>>>>> "JL" == Jon LaBadie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
JL> I don't think an automatic tool is needed. The compressibility of JL> a DLE doesn't change often. It does for me. All it takes is for a user to decide to gzip a few data sets. Compression can swing from 10:1 to inflation in one night. And back again as those data sets are migrated offline. JL> However a tool to check and recommend might be useful. And it JL> could be entended to take action automatically if desired. Seems reasonable as a first pass. I think it would be reasonable to have an "adaptive" compression type that was built into the system, but I wouldn't know where to start adding it. However, I can cook up a Perl script to process my disklist. - J<
