- From: Jamie Lokier <jamie@shareable.org>
- Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 00:48:04 +0100
- To: Henrik Nordstrom <henrik@henriknordstrom.net>
- Cc: ietf-http-wg@w3.org
Henrik Nordstrom wrote: > On tis, 2008-05-13 at 15:50 +0100, Jamie Lokier wrote: > > > I rather like the idea of proxies which use delta compression between > > each other. Infinitely more effective. But alas not zero-install for > > the end users. > > Why not zero-install for the end users? They talk to a proxy which does > delta to it's upstream proxy on the other side of the weak/expensive > link.. Because often the link from end user to the nearest proxy is the slowest link. (This is especially true of mobile phones.) To get gains, a delta coding proxy needs to be installed on the end user's own equipment. But if you're interested, look up rproxy which does exactly as you suggest. -- Jamie
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