Getting updated (was: Re: [plug] Woody on 7 CDs!? Why?)

[garry]

Actually, I don't think this is correct..

When compressing a file, there is a small overhead. If the file being 
compressed is already optimally compressed or encrypted then you will have 
the original file size PLUS the ovehead..

Regards,

Garry.


On Wed, 24 Jul 2002 12:01, Leon Blackwell wrote:
> gzip doesn't make for optimal rsync, but at worst it's only ever going
> to be 100% of the file size, which is exactly the same as you're
> transferring over http, anyway.