does webspeed support gzip javascript compression

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best schemes for javascript compression with webspeed.

Hi all,

just curious in regards to javascript compression what techniques do any of you find work best with webspeed. gzip compression? using something like packer for your javascript?

Im trying to figure out the best method to make my javascript load quickly within a webspeed application. I am using the jquery library quite extensively which makes working with ajax etc a breeze, but all this ajax stuff can bring about lots of javascript as well.
 
Hi Sorry to bring this up again, but Im a bit confused as to how you can enable gzip compression through a webspeed page.

I am on IIS6, I know how to enable gzip compression on the server. It is enabled and everything configured correctly to allow gzip compression.

if I test pulling up a static file, or an asp page, I can use Firebug to check if gzip compression is actually working when the page is called. In Firebug (firefox utility) you can see in the Response Headers that Content-Encoding = gzip. That tells you it is working when your page is called.

You can also use one of the many online utilities to enter a public URL and see if gzip is working such as the URL below. If you have a public webspeed page try opening it with the URL below and see if compression is actually working. Then open some other page, like progresstalk.com (gzip is enabled for progresstalk.com)
http://www.port80software.com/tools/compresscheck?

If I test opening any webspeed page like
http://www.mysite.com/scripts/sc.wsc/html/webspeedpage.html

and I check the headers, the Content-Encoding is not returned in the Response headers. Gzip does not seem to be working when any webspeed page is being called. Im not sure if this is because we have a setup where the messenger is on IIS6 on a windows box and the broker/agents reside on our Unix box. I dont need to compress the webspeed page itself, I just want to make sure gzip compression is working for any javascript or css referenced in the page. I searched all over the prgress KB for any info related to gzip compression and webspeed, found nothing.

Any insight would be appreciated.
 
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