Specifications

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• The name of the gzip file is the same as the original file but has an extension of .gz. (

original= stlinks.html, gzip=stlinks.gz)

• Both the original file and the gzip must be in the same folder on the server.

• The original file is not newer than the gzip file.

• The browser must provide gzip support, this is the default for most browsers.

• The MIME Content-type of the file must match text/* (all subtypes of type text) or

application/* (all subtypes of type application).

Note: The server does not support sending a range of bytes for gzip files.

Automatic creation of gzip files

New for Domino 8.5.1 is the automatic creation of the gzip files. Now you don't have to manually

gzip the files and move them to the server. The settings have also changed, along with additional

notes.ini entries. The NOTES.INI settings are only used if the server document has the "Load

internet configurations from server/Internet documents" set to "disabled". So if you use the Web

Site documents, then don't use the NOTES.INI settings! Prior to Domino 8.5.1, you could enable

or disable gzip compression using a NOTES.INI file setting.

The Domino 8.5.1 Web server serves files compressed by gzip (GNU zip) given the following

conditions:

• Compression is disabled with the setting "Compress output" on web site documents or

HTTPDisablePreCompressedGzipFiles=1 (when no Web Site docs)

• The name of the gzip file is the same as the original file but has an extension of .gz. (

original= stlinks.html, gzip=stlinks.gz)

• Both the original file and the gzip must be in the same folder on the server. .

• The browser must provide gzip support, this is the default for most browsers.

• The MIME Content-type of the file must match the included MIME types specified

• The MIME Content-type of the file does NOT match the excluded MIME types specified.

Note: The server does not support sending a range of bytes for gzip files.

Settings for gzip

You can either use the Notes.ini settings or the Web Site documents but not both. The settings

are the same for either method.

The Domino Web Server is configured on the Web Site document under the Configuration tab in

the "File System Compression Settings" section and on the Domino Web Engine tab in the

"Compression Settings" section. You need to configure gzip support for each Web Site document

you have.

Remember you need to restart the web server for the changes to take effect regardless of the

settings method you use.

On the Configuration tab:

• File System Compression Settings