Is mod_deflate used? What type of content is compressed?

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Yes, Rhombic Networks’ web servers use Apache’s mod_deflate to compress web content. We compress all content except files matching the extensions:

  • Images (*.gif, *.jpeg, *.jpg, *.png)
  • Adobe Acrobat PDFs (*.pdf)
  • Compressed Media (*.mp3, *.avi, *.wmv, *.mov, *.qt, *.ogg)
  • Scripts (*.htc)
  • Other binary files (*.exe, *.gz, *.tgz, *.zip, *.bz2, *.sit, *.rar, *.rz)

If there are any other content you wish to not be compressed, please let us know.