[pskmail] Re: Compressed Web page retrieval

  • From: Rein Couperus <rein@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: pskmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:08:12 +0100

Technically no problem, we know how to do it...

Time input is the isuue here, but fortunately the winter s coming...

The compressed file download/update is broken at the moment, needs repair..

Think I need to make a priority list :) Any suggestions?

Rein PA0R

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: "John Douyere" <vk2eta@xxxxxxxxx>
> Gesendet: 27.10.09 07:01:47
> An: pskmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Betreff: [pskmail] Compressed Web page retrieval

Rein,
> 
> How much would be involved in getting the same feature for web page 
> downloads ( I use that regularly for in-land weather forecasts) as we 
> have for the email side: a TGETZIP command?
> 
> I am happy to write the server side and I could use it at the command 
> line, then manually decompressed the text received, but I would be 
> nice to have that as an option in the client with the file decompressio
> n from the GUI.
> 
> My tests on the pages I use (e.g http://www.bom.gov.au/products/
> IDN10062.shtml#UW) give me almost a 75% reduction in size which is 
> very significant.
> 
> Not sure if that would be important to other people too.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> John
> 
> 

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