Anyone know where I can find a begginers page on compression

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I have started looking at encryption and I have created a small program which encrypts files. I am now interested in compression methods and algorhtyms but I can't find a page which introduces compression topics. Can anyone help ???

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: I have started looking at encryption and I have

created a small program which encrypts files. I

am now interested in compression methods and

algorhtyms but I can't find a page which

introduces compression topics. Can anyone help ???

For compression, the two algorithms I know

that are used are called

Huffman's Compression and

Lempel-Ziv Welch compression.

The latter (I believe) is one that is commonly used

in encoding GIF files. Huffmans is usually used

for compressing text files. To get text files

on these algorithms, check some search engine

using keywords of 'compression' and 'huffmans' or

'lempel-ziv welch' or something like those.

You should find something. if you don't or you

want to discuss any of this further, then

drop me a msg at shaderloo@hotmail.com and i

might be able to get you something or whatever.

Good luck!

Ben