[tor-bugs] #29186 [Core Tor/Stem]: stem remote.py defaults to plain text instead of GZIP

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#29186: stem remote.py defaults to plain text instead of GZIP
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 Reporter:  starlight      |          Owner:  atagar
     Type:  enhancement    |         Status:  closed
 Priority:  Medium         |      Milestone:
Component:  Core Tor/Stem  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal         |     Resolution:  fixed
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Changes (by atagar):

 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => fixed


Comment:

 Thanks starlight! I purposefully chose for plaintext to be the default
 back in the day but it's long past due we toggled it to gzip.

 https://gitweb.torproject.org/stem.git/commit/?id=52b1370

 Lzma and zstd are useless because relays effectively never support it, but
 gzip is available everywhere.

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