(defvar url-request-method nil "The method to use for the next request.")
-;; FIXME!! (RFC 2616 gives examples like `compress, gzip'.)
-(defvar url-mime-encoding-string nil
+(defvar url-mime-encoding-string (and (fboundp 'decompress-gzipped-region)
+ "gzip")
"String to send in the Accept-encoding: field in HTTP requests.")
(defvar mm-mime-mule-charset-alist)