# File lib/mongrel/handlers.rb, line 292
    def process(request, response)
      accepts = request.params[HTTP_ACCEPT_ENCODING]
      # only process if they support compression
      if @always_deflate or (accepts and (accepts.include? "deflate" and not response.body_sent))
        response.header["Content-Encoding"] = "deflate"
        # we can't just rewind the body and gzip it since the body could be an attached file
        response.body.rewind
        gzout = StringIO.new(Zlib::Deflate.deflate(response.body.read))
        gzout.rewind
        response.body.close
        response.body = gzout
      end
    end