Networking/Archive/DataReduction

Goal

Reduce the amount of data Firefox Mobile uses

Projects

Image proxy

tracked in bug 793808

• Spec a proxy which can downsize large image
• Implement a prototype of the proxy
• Implement support for Firefox Mobile to use the proxy for small images
  • proxy should be configurable in about:config
  • proxy use should be determined based on the size of the image, which is discoverable in the first few packets

Compressed HTTP Proxy

• Spec a proxy that can compress uncompressed HTTP
• Implement a prototype of the spec'd proxy
• implement support for Firefox Mobile using the proxy
  • proxy should be configurable in about:config