I wouldn't compress anything less than a packet. A good minimum packet size is 576 bytes, so call it 512 to account for headers and to make it even. I'd still use Apache and mod_gzip/mod_deflate as that will make caching proxies much happier.
Rick DeBay On Wed, 25 Feb 2004 09:57 , Jerry Jalenak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sent: >Kris - Thanks. So what's a reasonable setting? The example has the >threshold set to 10; is this OK for most web apps? > > > >Jerry Jalenak >Development Manager, Web Publishing >LabOne, Inc. >10101 Renner Blvd. >Lenexa, KS 66219 >(913) 577-1496 > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Kris Schneider [EMAIL PROTECTED]','','','')">[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 9:42 AM >> To: Struts Users Mailing List >> Subject: RE: Tomcat 4 Compression Filter >> >> >> Essentially, the "compressionThreshold" filter init param is >> a buffer size for >> CompressionResponseStream. If it's 0, then compression is >> turned off (this is >> handled by the filter, not the stream). Otherwise, it's the max of 128 >> (hard-coded min) and whatever is set in web.xml. The stream >> works by buffering >> up bytes and periodically flushing them to a GZIPOutputStream >> that wraps the >> response's ouput stream. >> >> Quoting Jerry Jalenak [EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> >> > I've also been playing around with this with mixed results. >> I've been >> > looking for some doc on the filter mainly to better understand the >> > 'compressThreshold' setting. Does anyone have any doc for >> this thing? >> > >> > Jerry Jalenak >> > Development Manager, Web Publishing >> > LabOne, Inc. >> > 10101 Renner Blvd. >> > Lenexa, KS 66219 >> > (913) 577-1496 >> > >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > >> > >> > > -----Original Message----- >> > > From: Niall Pemberton [EMAIL PROTECTED]','','','')">[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > > Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 6:13 AM >> > > To: Struts User Jakarta >> > > Subject: Tomcat 4 Compression Filter >> > > >> > > >> > > There is a CompressionFilter class shipped with with Tomcat >> > > which compresses the ServletResponse that I'm considering >> > > using (we have some remote offices which have slow links): >> > > >> > > http://cvs.apache.org/viewcvs.cgi/jakarta-tomcat-4.0/webapps/e >> > > xamples/WEB-INF/classes/compressionFilters/CompressionFilter.j >> > > ava?rev=1.8&view=auto >> > > >> > > It looks OK to me and seems to work fine when I plug it >> into my app. >> > > >> > > I'm a bit concerned that its only an "example" class rather >> > > than standard feature of Tomcat. >> > > >> > > Has anyone used this in a 'live' environment and if so are >> > > there any issues or with it or recommendations? >> > > >> > > Does anyone have any alternatives that they have deployed? >> > > >> > > Niall >> >> -- >> Kris Schneider [EMAIL PROTECTED]','','','')">[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> D.O.Tech http://www.dotech.com/> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> > >This transmission (and any information attached to it) may be confidential and >is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which it is >addressed. If you are not the intended recipient or the person responsible for >delivering the transmission to the intended recipient, be advised that you >have received this transmission in error and that any use, dissemination, >forwarding, printing, or copying of this information is strictly prohibited. >If you have received this transmission in error, please immediately notify >LabOne at the following email address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >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]
