compression of source and target files

[Matt McCutchen]

On 9/21/07, Kenneth Simpson <ken at clearshape.com> wrote:
>  Sorry, I neglected to mention the source is uncompressed but
> we need to compress the target file because we're running out
> of disk space and the files are highly compressible.

You might try the experimental patch "source-filter_dest-filter.diff"
that comes in patches/ of the rsync source distribution.  It adds
options that claim to do what you want, but I have never tested it;
your mileage may vary.

Matt