Hi,

I'm working with DNN 4.3.5 on Windows WK2003, ASP 2.0, IIS 6.0, SQL Server 2005 and Testing with Telerik Components.

I'm looking for help to complete my understanding of how to handle and combine three specific areas in DotNetNuke:

1. Compression
2. Caching
3. Viewstate

1). Compression

Is it better to use IIS 6.0 for Http Compression?  Is there any drawbacks? Any peformance issues in a Hosted Environment?

I've looked at Blowery and presently looking at Snapsis Page Blaster (which combines compression with page cachnig).

2. Caching

If using module caching is there any need to enhance the BLL by adding data caching or Context to reduce the number of SP calls i.e.   Building a Categorzied List/Categorized Directory.

When Admin is logged in it will not cache data, other users cache data.   Does the "Authenticated Cacheability" on "Host Settings" setting come in here?

3). Viewtate

Having looked at blowery there seems to be only one easy way to handle Viewstate storage on the server by using Locopon's DSLocalizator. which stores viewstate in the database.

Any advice would be greatfully appreciated.

Cheers...