Really simple short string compression

Question

Is there a really simple compression technique for strings up to about 255 characters in length (yes, I\'m compressing URLs)?

I am not concerned with the strength o

Answer 1

I would start with trying one of the existing (free or open source) zip libraries, e.g. http://www.icsharpcode.net/OpenSource/SharpZipLib/

Zip should work well for text strings, and I am not sure if it is worth implementing a compression algorithm yourserlf....