Return-Path: Received: from smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (smtp1.linux-foundation.org [172.17.192.35]) by mail.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id B8DB5996 for ; Wed, 11 Nov 2015 19:05:34 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.6 Received: from c.mail.sonic.net (c.mail.sonic.net [64.142.111.80]) by smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 537851A0 for ; Wed, 11 Nov 2015 19:05:34 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [192.168.1.190] (63.135.62.197.nwinternet.com [63.135.62.197] (may be forged)) (authenticated bits=0) by c.mail.sonic.net (8.15.1/8.15.1) with ESMTPSA id tABJ5UXW026557 (version=TLSv1 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NOT) for ; Wed, 11 Nov 2015 11:05:32 -0800 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="Apple-Mail=_409851BD-EA73-441A-9F3A-048200EF1E62"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; micalg=pgp-sha512 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 7.3 \(1878.6\)) X-Pgp-Agent: GPGMail 2.5.2 From: Jonathan Toomim In-Reply-To: Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2015 11:05:29 -0800 Message-Id: <27BB52F9-3E3F-443D-93BC-B6843EB992F5@toom.im> References: <5640F172.3010004@gmail.com> <20151109210449.GE5886@mcelrath.org> <5642172C.701@gmail.com> <56438A55.2010604@gmail.com> To: Bitcoin Dev X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1878.6) X-Sonic-CAuth: UmFuZG9tSVZVB4DusS7nVNBCg9B58B5RjiJ1wSjYcNBlpp+nQvmv6kr0FkuESJASJd8IVym2QjbjqFL48FUsLMwQVUEgFaHU X-Sonic-ID: C;hF+CLaeI5RGJfb0U9jFv0A== M;6MA5LqeI5RGJfb0U9jFv0A== X-Sonic-Spam-Details: 0.0/5.0 by cerberusd X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,MAY_BE_FORGED, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW autolearn=ham version=3.3.1 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on smtp1.linux-foundation.org Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] request BIP number for: "Support for Datastream Compression" X-BeenThere: bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: Bitcoin Development Discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2015 19:05:34 -0000 --Apple-Mail=_409851BD-EA73-441A-9F3A-048200EF1E62 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Data compression adds latency and reduces predictability, so engineers = have decided to leave compression to application layers instead of = transport layer or lower in order to let the application designer decide = what tradeoffs to make. On Nov 11, 2015, at 10:49 AM, Marco Pontello via bitcoin-dev = wrote: > A random thought: aren't most communication over a data link already = compressed, at some point? > When I used a modem, we had the V.42bis protocol. Now, nearly all ADSL = connections using PPPoE, surely are. And so on. > I'm not sure another level of generic, data agnostic kind of = compression will really give us some real-life practical advantage over = that. >=20 > Something that could take advantage of of special knowledge of the = specific data, instead, would be an entirely different matter. >=20 > Just my 2c. --Apple-Mail=_409851BD-EA73-441A-9F3A-048200EF1E62 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=signature.asc Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: Message signed with OpenPGP using GPGMail -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Comment: GPGTools - https://gpgtools.org iQEcBAEBCgAGBQJWQ5F6AAoJEIEuMk4MG0P1jlEIAMp92YF38zXF8/PVwePzN9un JdjYxNoN2t7LRGcjfmdxx40hAkUkO547+pfiOpl7KtQJl/DNcwZFs3NO0KUQ3jH+ 6fNKtn3JgU98xSdhWR1IegV80h7WQ1N3xHpwmzAUagKSqbmfwwQvtbsIgsfOdnUC JWyVYgoqoiLDG10cH9N+Xqiz7h6Wo56YGkf0e4TvaiylIsY2x+CIIBjhfrzkHfaI zHBtVyOQ24uE2xcGN37ucXkHl4L8UQobl2tQYgLgrHq1Fp7n4/4T4SGkywkvDGWh 8vEBKOaRHZsQPdTPU5QfN18N0QgE8EJhUvGH/hL1J1cqzWHhjVJjbrHhcREXmbs= =DkR/ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Apple-Mail=_409851BD-EA73-441A-9F3A-048200EF1E62--