Suggestion:To save about 50% bandwidth

[yhm_7]

I notice that hfs has a option "compressed browsing",it can compress index pages,and save bandwidth.
but hfs can't compress files. Maybe hfs can add a function just like gzip or modd-z of ftp.
It will save about 50% bandwidth when file is txt/doc.

[TSG]

Of course this is a good idea but it it has holes, hfs doesn't have ftp yet, and compression can increase cpu usage on the host side, so it would have to be a selectable option if it is included. Some people run hfs on very old machines.

[Foggy]

Im not 100% sure, but the compress browsing is gzip compression

[bacter]

for single text files (som 1..100 kBytes) normally the serverload is not very significant, but downloading whole folders it would be interesting to have a compressor option instead of full-size tar.

[yhm_7]

for single text files (som 1..100 kBytes) normally the serverload is not very significant, but downloading whole folders it would be interesting to have a compressor option instead of full-size tar.

I think "full-size tar" is also can be compressed by gzip when it's being transferred.  "Transfer with gizp" and "downloading whole folders in tar" is two  individual functions.

[rejetto]

most content people share (pdf, zip, rar, jpeg, avi, gif, mp3) is already compressed.
i will have a look at this, but with no hurry.