[OSM-dev] created_by considered harmfull

[Tom Hughes]

In message <20070809101014.GA3527 at jafshome.irule.be>
        bvh <bvh-osm at irule.be> wrote:

> On Thu, Aug 09, 2007 at 10:30:28AM +0100, Dave Stubbs wrote:
>
>> to be bandwidth friendly when you're measuring in per MB rates, even
>> when compressed.
>
> gzip would obviously be the best short term solution, but the API server 
> doesn't support it (or am I doing something wrong?) I assumed there
> was a reason gzip is disabled so then the next easy target is the
> created_by target, hence this thread.

The API server most certainly does support gzip (that's what I was
getting at with my last question to you on IRC).

You will of course need to send the right headers to indicate that
you will accept a compressed result - look at what JOSM does for an
example.

Tom

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