For applications that require data compression, the functions in this
module allow compression and decompression, using the zlib library.
The zlib library has its own home page at
-\url{http://www.cdrom.com/pub/infozip/zlib/}. Version 1.1.3 is the
-most recent version as of April 1999; use a later version if one
-is available. There are known incompatibilities between the Python
-module and earlier versions of the zlib library.
+\url{ftp://ftp.freesoftware.com/pub/infozip/zlib/zlib.html}. Version
+1.1.3 is the most recent version as of September 2000; use a later
+version if one is available. There are known incompatibilities
+between the Python module and earlier versions of the zlib library.
The available exception and functions in this module are: