GZip compression on the web server using mod_gzip seemed like a suitable solution to my problem, but unfortunately it is not usable in our environment: the web server is shared by multiple applications and such a configuration modification would require the approval of all other teams (which would be incredibly lengthy, painful, and would probably end up being rejected).
Compression definitely has to be done at a code level. Too bad we don't have servlet filter support... :( Thanks, GB Martin Gainty a �crit : > Have you posted this to the GZIP Discussion list at [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Regards, > -Martin > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "BILODEAU Guillaume SOFRECOM" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2004 8:59 AM > Subject: REPOST: GZipping response with Servlet 2.2 / Struts 1.0 > > > Hi everyone, > > > > I have read the following reply (rather old) in the archives: > > > > >In servlet 2.2 environments, you basically won't be able to do this. > > But > > >in servlet 2.3 environments, you can create a Filter to do the > > compression > > >for you, on output from either servlets or JSP pages. > > > > This was in response to a question about adding GZip compression to a > > JSP in a Struts environment. I have tried doing a similar thing by > > extending the ActionServlet class and wrapping the original response in > > a GZip-compressed response, but without any success: I constantly end up > > receiving a download dialog on my browser (as if I were sending a zipped > > file) or getting ClassCastExceptions (with IBM WebSphere classes being > > expected). I suspect the forward mechanism is the cause to all that. > > > > Can you confirm that it is impossible to add such support for > > compression even by extending the ActionServlet? Would there be any > > other mechanism to compress the response sent to the client? Any > > pointers on the web? I am using the servlet 2.2 API on WebSphere 4.0.3. > > > > Thanks a lot, > > Guillaume > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
