> How > does the gzip filter for apache or lighty react to data that's already > been gzipped?
I am using the gzip filter for lighty in combination with gzip on cherrypy. No problems with lighty. This is using the current production version of lighty 1.4.x. My impression is that the current version of lighty will not gzip dynamic content without applying a patch. Therefore for most developers it's far easier to do it in cherrypy. Remember most developers aren't making a decision here between using slightly more cpu or saturating more of their outgoing bandwidth. You don't use compression to decrease your bandwidth use (at the expense of more cpu time). You use compression to speed up the responsiveness of your web site from the person browsing your website's perspective. The increased responsiveness of your website from their perspective is far more valuable. CPUs are cheap! I just took a quick look at six professional large websites. Five of the six were serving up gzipped content. This is the standard. (Try it yourself...pick six websites...see how many are gzipped.) To respond to the question about what other web platforms have gzip turned on by default.....I don't know the answer. But I'd rather lead than follow! If we're first then even better. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TurboGears" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/turbogears?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
