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[REBOL] Rebol and a new compression system.

From: tbrownell:shaw:ca at: 4-Mar-2002 12:13

In my endless study of language using Rebol tools, I've devised a way to compress correspondence 60% more than the most advanced method currently available. This works only for communication using standard english words, such as this e-mail, or an encyclopedia article etc. If the communication is full of non-sensical strings, such as enbased, it will actually increase the size of the document by 3. For example, this e-mail is approx 607 bytes raw.. when compressed with winzip is 355 bytes and when compressed using the system is 213 bytes. (If a better compression system than winzip is used, then the 213 would be even smaller.) I know the Rebol gang is a techno savvy bunch...question is, is there any practical use for such a system? TB