Manual configuration and offline compression of archived logs before transmission is the best way. There is a way that uses online compression during the transfer (in the metalink), but it won't save a lot. Was told 10g has some option to allow compression before shipping the files. Regards, Waleed -----Original Message----- From: Murali Vallath [mailto:murali_vallath@xxxxxxxxx]=20 Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 11:55 AM To: ORACLE-L Subject: bandwidth to physical standby.. Is there any method within Oracle to reduce the bandwidth of data transfers between the primary and the physical standby database. =20 We have to pay by the bandwidth to the hosting provider and trying to see if we had an option to reduce the bandwidth... =20 also it would be great to know if any gotchas with such reduction in bandwidths.. =20 TIA =20 Murali =09 --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------