[COUCHDB-448] Support Gzip encoding for replicating over slow connections

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Won't Fix
• Component/s: HTTP Interface
• Skill Level: Regular Contributors Level (Easy to Medium)
• Assignee: Adam Kocoloski
• Reporter: Jason Davies
• Created: 04/Aug/09 16:00
• Updated: 02/Sep/18 06:26
• Resolved: 02/Sep/18 06:26

Description

This shouldn't be too hard to add, we should support it in general for all HTTP requests to the server and also allow it to be enabled in the replicator client for pull/push replication.