[geeks] thoughts on SMTP

[Dave McGuire]

On March 22, Bill Bradford wrote:
> I installed mod_gzip.  Works *great*, has reduced my web bandwidth use a

  Kick ass.  I'm interested in seeing your compression stats.

  Have you received any complaints about compatibility issues?  I know
there are a lot of curmudgeons out there who don't believe in
upgrading software...there might still be some non-HTTP1.1-compliant
weenies running around.

> bit.  Why hasnt someone created something like this for email?  Could
> be a SMTP option, to gzip the mail streams on the fly...

  This is a VERY interesting idea...

    -Dave

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