How can I reduce the bandwidth required to get an XML file in Flash?

Question

I use a movieclip in flash that makes requests of an XML file through GET (port 80) each second. The file size is 2kB. How can I reduce the required bandwidth? The movieclip timeline is already adjusted for 1frame/s.

Answer 1

Gzip it. Remove whitespace. Shorten tags where possible. Switch to a less verbose format like JSON. Change your logic so you can request it less frequently.