[ZODB-Dev] Using ZEO to solve problem with slow connection

[Steve Alexander]

> First, would it make sense to zip marshalled objects before they are
> transferred between client and server?

You can use a ssh for this. The -C option will compress the data, and 
you can specify a NULL cipher if you don't need to encrypt the data.


> Secondly, how difficult will it be to modify ZEO to not delay client
> reads if the record exists in the client cache. The server then pushes
> modifications to the client when they occur and the client updates the
> record in its cache as soon as it is available locally.
> 
> Any other ideas will be appreciated.

If you only need one-way replication, look at Directory Storage.

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Steve Alexander