Re: Object Compression

[Don <dr2@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Actually the PKZIP folks do a decent job...and once they get past that
80-byte record problem with the fall release you may want to look at it
for the 400...




On Thu, 29 Apr 1999 pytel@us.ibm.com wrote:

> 
> 
> 1) according to my experience, compression rate overall is single-digits
> percents.
> This is not due to bad compression per se, but there is not many objects
> eligible for compression.
> 2) yes
> 3) do not know
> 4) quite a harmless command.
> 
> Best regards
>     Alexey Pytel
> 
> 
> 
> "András Cser" <cserandras@hotmail.com> on 04/29/99 04:31:05 AM
> 
> Please respond to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> 
> To:   MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> cc:    (bcc: Alexei Pytel/Rochester/IBM)
> Subject:  Object Compression
> 
> 
> 
> 

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