[ Thanks to nixCraft
for this link. ]
“Gzip is the most popular and effective compression method. Most
modern web browser supports and accepts compressed data transfer.
By gziping response time can reduced by 60-70% as compare to normal
web page. The end result is faster web site experience for both
dial up (they’re not dead yet–I’ve dial up account for backup
purpose) and boradband user. I’ve already written about speeding up
Apache 2.x web access or downloads with mod_deflate…”
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