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Brian_Ott_11267
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Feb 03, 2005

Compression based on client

Is it possible to construct an iRule to turn on compression based on a client's speed?     We find compression to be much less effective for many of our customers, and would like to turn it...
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bl0ndie_127134
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Feb 28, 2005
We don't allow you to switch http profiles from rules. If you are trying to set the compression level dynamically, you may be able achieve the same thing using this rule
COMPRESS::gzip level [ 1 .. 10 ]
where '9' is a value at which you get the highest level of compression. You can call this rule as many times as you like and the value is sticky for the life time of that connection.