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		mhansen on June 5, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: RJSON: compress JSON to JSON I don't believe that browsers let uploads be gzipped, as it can't be sure that the server supports gzipped requests.

jimktrains2 on June 5, 2012 [–]

Good call. I would think there should be a way to specify it... Something to look into I guess.

EDIT: or as a comment above states, compress (gzip/deflate) it yourself. Not the most elegant, but if space is an issue.

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