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Q149864: XADM: Compression of Replication Traffic

Article: Q149864
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): winnt:4.0,5.0,5.5
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbusage exc4 exc5 exc55
Last Modified: 14-OCT-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Exchange Server, versions 4.0, 5.0, 5.5 
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SUMMARY
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This article describes when Microsoft Exchange replication traffic is
compressed.

MORE INFORMATION
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Directory Replication Traffic:

Inter-site directory replication traffic is compressed by the Microsoft Exchange
Directory service (DS) before these messages are submitted to the Microsoft
Exchange Message Transfer Agent (MTA). This is done regardless of the underlying
message transport.

Intra-site directory replication traffic is not compressed.

Folder Replication Traffic
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Only the message body is compressed for both inter and intra-site folder
replication. Attachments are not compressed. Transports, such as RAS, may
compress lower level data streams.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbusage exc4 exc5 exc55 
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange500 kbExchange550 kbExchange400 kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : winnt:4.0,5.0,5.5
Issue type        : kbinfo

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