I've heared that you (in some cases) can prevent timeouts by sending the HTTP-header back to the client before the whole HTTP-body is prepared.

I know that this is impossible using gzip ... but is this possible using HTTPS?

I read in some posts that the *secure* part of HTTPS is done in the transport-layer (TLS/SSL) - therefore it should be possible, right?

Sorry for mixing gzip in here - it's a completely different level - I know ... and it may is more confusing than giving an example ;)