send compressed content with LWP::UserAgent

david2008 has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Is there a way to send compressed content through LWP::UserAgent?
Is there a way to say LWP::UserAgent that every post request will be sent compressed?

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Re: send compressed content with LWP::UserAgent by lune (Pilgrim) on Feb 01, 2012 at 14:57 UTC
You need to set the appropriate HTTP Headers, as mentioned here: Gzip (under "Other uses"). For setting them use HTTP::Headers as described in LWP::UserAgent.	[reply]

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