compression

This command controls the negotiation of GZIP compression between the web service proxy and the remote server.

Syntax

compression on

compression off

Parameters

on
Enables compression negotiation.
off
Disables compression negotiation. This setting is the default value.

Guidelines

The compression command controls whether to enable or to disable GZIP compression negotiation.

If enabled, the DataPower® service uses GZIP to compress HTTP transmissions when the Accept-Encoding HTTP header indicates that compressed documents can be processed.

The Transfer-Encoding HTTP header indicates compression.