On Apr 15, 2015, at 11:28 AM, Wyllys Ingersoll <wyllys(_at_)gmail(_dot_)com>
wrote:
Can someone explain the reasoning behind deprecating compression ? Im
neutral on the idea, just trying to understand the benefits of getting rid of
it beyond simplifying the processing of the packets.
Yes. That is the reason.
Someone could wave their hand at you and give a security reason, but it's just
a handwave. The reality is that it is *better* to have a simpler processing
path than smaller messages.
Jon
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