Compression Speed v. Maximum compression

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LesD
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Compression Speed v. Maximum compression

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The speed of compression seemed rather slow so I have done some comparisons.

On a 400MB directory:

1. CoreFTP takes 2 minutes 30 seconds to create a 98MB file.

2. Winzip (normal setting) takes 45 seconds to create a 101MB zip file.

3. Winzip (maximum setting) takes 2 minutes 35 seconds to create a 99 MB zip file.

So it seems that CoreFTP is using maximum compression (and doing a better job than WinZip).

However, as the benefit of maximum compression is minimal, could we have an option to choose a normal setting?

(It sure would help me do my testing)
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