+<dt><strong><a name="item_compression">Compression</a></strong>
+
+<dd>
+<p>Choose whether to enable or disable compression on disk images as they
+are copied across the network.</p>
+</dd>
+<dd>
+<p>If enabled, the <code>-C</code> option is passed to <em>ssh(1)</em>. On fast networks
+this can sometimes be slower.</p>
+</dd>
+<dd>
+<p>NB: The disk image is still stored uncompressed on the remote host
+however this option is set.</p>
+</dd>
+</li>