Zip Streams

[Ravee Bhat]

Hi All,
Has anyone tried compressing the objects to transfer between client and server (to be specific Applet and a servlet)?
I am working on certain applet-servlet communication where I have to transfer the data (objects) between applet/servlet. I am trying to use the Zip Streams.
1. when you put a byte array and pass it to the other side is the compressed byte array travels through the stream?
2. do i need to implement Deflater/Inflater ?
3. what / how do I use the ZipEntry class?
Thanks in advance
regards
Ravee