Re: Ok folks, let's support feed compression

I have added a histogram of the compression ratios, expressed
as a percent of the original size:

http://www.syndic8.com/stats.php?Section=feeds#FeedCompression

I am surprised that no one seems to care about this. 
Wouldn't it be great to reduce feed traffic to 1/3 of its
old level? We can help to make that happen.

Jeff;

On Fri, 28 May 2004 21:48:41 -0700, "Jeff Barr" <[email protected]>
said:
> Hello World,
> 
> Syndic8 now collects and reports on the use of gzip compression
> by feed suppliers. I have posted lots of info here:
> 
> http://www.syndic8.com/weblog/archive/000333.html
> 
> The executive summary is that the potential savings from 
> compression are very high, and that very few feeds 
> support it right now.
> 
> We need to get suppliers and consumers to do more in
> this area!
> 
> Jeff;
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> Syndic8:
> * Blog: http://www.syndic8.com/weblog/
> * Featured Feeds: http://www.syndic8.com/box/featured_feeds/
> * Orkut: http://www.orkut.com/Community.aspx?cmm=1243
> 
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