HTTP Compression Proxy

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Published on 2012-12-05T02:46:15Z Indexed on 2012/12/05 5:09 UTC
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I'm looking for a HTTP compression proxy. Basically, I need a proxy to compress images and text to be transferred over a slow internet connection when accessing the web. To put it into a diagram

CLIENT ---/fast local network/--- HTTP COMPRESSION PROXY ---/slow internet connection/--- WEB (e.g. Facebook, Wiki, Google)

I will be using Squid for caching but from what i've it does not support HTTP compresion (gzip, deflate)

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