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Subject: Re: Is there a compressed nntp protocol?
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Francois Felix Ingrand <felix@laas.fr> writes:

> Now that I use agent... I was just wondering if there is compressed "mode"
> in NNTP. After all, when downloading headers and bodies, a compression would
> do miracles...

If you're downloading over modem, it wouldn't mean much at all, since
modems compress on-the-fly.

But I don't have any plans for adding support for compressed NNTP,
which is (I understand) supported by some experimental nntp servers.

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(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
  larsi@gnus.org * Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen