CGI::Compress::Gzip

WARNING: as of v0.11 this is still alpha-quality code, but it's nearly
beta.  It runs just fine for simple standalone scripts in perl 5.6.0,
5.6.1 and 5.8.0 (linux and darwin), and it works under mod_perl in
5.6.0 (darwin).  0.11 fixed a content-type bug and added handy
diagnostics.  0.10 finally got mod_perl working.  0.04 just fixed some
minor issues.  0.03 was an improvement over 0.02 in that the mod_perl
headers work, but the gzip filter was still broken.

This module is maintained by Clotho Advanced Media, www.clotho.com.
Contact us at cpan@clotho.com.

CGI::Compress::Gzip extends the CGI infrastructure to compresses
output, whenever possible.  It uses IO::Zlib (a filehandle wrapper
around the C zlib library).  If this is missing, the functionality
degrades gracefully to the typical CGI behavior.  The programmer can
selectively enable or disable the compression functionality at will.
This module does not rely on any particular server setup.  It should
work anywhere that CGI.pm works.

Apache mod_perl users may prefer the more straightforward
implementation offered by the Apache::Compress or Apache::GzipChain
modules, although those offer less control to the programmer.

Install via the usual:
  perl Makefile.PL
  make
  make test
  make install

This module is released under the GNU Public License v2.  See
"COPYING" for details.

KNOWN ISSUES: 

* This module fails tests specifically under Windows in ways I do not
  understand, as reported by CPANPLUS testers.  There is some problem
  with my IO::Zlib tests.  If anyone knows about IO::Zlib failures or
  caveats on Windows, please let me know.
* This module has been observer to fail on Solaris.  The error is very
  strange and may be Compress::Zlib's fault.  I don't know yet...