With https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/mod/mod_deflate.html#precompressed or https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/mod/mod_deflate.html#inflate this can even save disk-space by storing only .drpm.gz files on the server but delivering to clients whatever is requested. But then again, synchronizing such a mirror with rsync is harder
gzip compression during transfer via apache's mod_deflate (can be limited to the .drpm extension)
(1) How about offering two mirror sources? Mirrors can then choose which one to mirror. (2) How many mirrors cannot easily activate mod_deflate precompressed (or equivalent)? Would it be ok to lose mirrors that don't support it? (3) If there are too many applications that download the drpms to modify them all, how about running an http proxy server on localhost that transparently edits the download URL and decompresses the payload and running zypper and yast with $http_proxy set accordingly? (Doesn't work with https but last I checked my proxy logs (~3 years ago) it was all plain http.) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org