Re: what gives??

Thanx for your elaboration on this matter.
I wasn't aware that there could be such a nice and simple explanation for
the compression limit.

My question is, is there any compression method that actually processes the
outgoing stream and evaluates it's entropy / possible compression ratio? I
know some compare possible outgoing streams and choose the best option, but
do any compression programs/algorithms make multiple passess?

Although it's a very slim chance of seeing things like this happen here and
there, wouldn't it be nice to know that our compressed file is
un-deflatible? I don't think it would take that much of an impact on speed?

Thanx in advance!