We use it with DSL connections, compress traffic quite well.
Because all lookup/static data is saved locally and updated with
changes only when needed, the application perform very well. For 1000
rows downloaded through ODBC / DSL line, the response time is 2-3
seconds and the compression is good, 5 to 8 times.


--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "Kevin Day Programming"
<kdp@u...> wrote:

> There is also an article on ibphoenix (www.ibphoenix.com) on using

zebedee

> to compress/decompress the firebird network communications. The article
> mentions using it with dial-up also.
>
> It could be well worth looking at it, although I have never tried it

myself.

> It requires little to no application changes, the only changes if

any maybe

> a slight change to the connection string / properties to the database.
>
> Regards,
> Kevin Day.