So essentially what you ask is that the default implementation use C-Obj ZLib delivered with Delphi.
-- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Author of ICS (Internet Component Suite, freeware) Author of MidWare (Multi-tier framework, freeware) http://www.overbyte.be ----- Original Message ----- From: "Angus Robertson - Magenta Systems Ltd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <twsocket@elists.org> Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 10:51 AM Subject: Re: [twsocket] HTTP compression > > I suggest that the compression part (i.e the one that implement the > > gzip using the dll) should not be included in the library (I mean the > > ICS package, not the distrbuted zip) but as demo or similar. Then it > > is a choose of the developer if include it (or another > > implementation) in the application. > > I disagree. Given that ICS is essentially undocumented, if people have > to go searching through dozens of demo applications to find the > compression code, they simply won't do it. ICS is supposed to be high > level components that include such functionality. > > Since Zlib is part of the VCL in Delphi 7 and later, and 2006 has the > latest version, it makes sense to simply use the VCL, in exactly the > same way as we use the VCL for numerous other things. Assuming it's > implements the features we need. > > If some developers are not satisfied with the VCL ZLIB, they can > override the components and include whatever code they want. I'm not > sure of the ZLIB state in Delphi 6 and earlier, I think it needed to be > installed separately, but since I seem to be only one here that using > anything older than Delphi 7 (which I'm now migrating away from), it > probably does not matter. > > Angus > -- > To unsubscribe or change your settings for TWSocket mailing list > please goto http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/twsocket > Visit our website at http://www.overbyte.be -- To unsubscribe or change your settings for TWSocket mailing list please goto http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/twsocket Visit our website at http://www.overbyte.be
