> From: John Cowan [mailto:]
> Sent: 25 July 2003 12:26
> Paul Spencer scripsit:
>
> > They tried XML down the wire with very simple compression and found that
> > they were transferring data faster than previously.
> >
> > This will have to stay as anecdotal as I cannot describe the application
> > further.
>
> I understand that you are isolated behind a firewall, but can you at
> least say what is meant by "very simple compression"?
I wasn't involved at that stage of the project, so I'm not certain. I think
it was a zip format, but it could have been a line-level compression such as
V.42(?). Hence my comment that this should be treated as anecdotal. I will
see if I can get more information and permission to publish.
Paul Spencer
