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authorRich Bowen <rbowen@apache.org>2016-01-12 17:15:24 +0100
committerRich Bowen <rbowen@apache.org>2016-01-12 17:15:24 +0100
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Distinguish between 'deflate' and 'gzip' encoding.
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@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@ client</description>
</summary>
<seealso><a href="../filter.html">Filters</a></seealso>
+<section id="supportedencodings"><title>Supported Encodings</title>
+ <p>The <code>gzip</code> encoding is the only one supported to ensure complete compatibility
+ with old browser implementations. The <code>deflate</code> encoding is not supported,
+ please check the <a href="http://www.gzip.org/zlib/zlib_faq.html#faq38">zlib's documentation</a>
+ for a complete explanation.
+ </p>
+</section>
+
<section id="recommended"><title>Sample Configurations</title>
<note type="warning"><title>Compression and TLS</title>
<p>Some web applications are vulnerable to an information disclosure