diff --git a/artifact/src/main/org/apache/maven/artifact/deployer/RepositoryInfoBuilder.java b/artifact/src/main/org/apache/maven/artifact/deployer/RepositoryInfoBuilder.java
index 69a4258d..410dd3e5 100644
--- a/artifact/src/main/org/apache/maven/artifact/deployer/RepositoryInfoBuilder.java
+++ b/artifact/src/main/org/apache/maven/artifact/deployer/RepositoryInfoBuilder.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import org.apache.maven.project.Project;
  * Perform mapping between project's properties and attributes of DeployRequest class.
  * 
  * @author <a href="mailto:michal.maczka@dimatics.com">Michal Maczka</a> 
- * @version $Id: RepositoryInfoBuilder.java,v 1.3 2004/05/02 15:04:34 vmassol Exp $
+ * @version $Id: RepositoryInfoBuilder.java,v 1.4 2004/05/12 12:33:55 evenisse Exp $
  */
 public class RepositoryInfoBuilder
 {
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ public class RepositoryInfoBuilder
             (String) project.getContext().getVariable(
                 "maven.repo." + repository + ".privatekey");
 
+        String compress =
+            (String) project.getContext().getVariable(
+                "maven.repo." + repository + ".compress");
+
         String dir =
             (String) project.getContext().getVariable(
                 "maven.repo." + repository + ".directory");
@@ -95,6 +99,18 @@ public class RepositoryInfoBuilder
         repoInfo.setProxyHost(proxyHost);
         repoInfo.setProxyUserName(proxyUser);
         repoInfo.setProxyPassword(proxyPassword);
+        if (compress != null)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                repoInfo.setCompress(new Boolean(compress).booleanValue());
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                throw new MalformedURLException(
+                    "maven.repo." + repository + ".compress should be a boolean");
+            }
+        }
         if (port != null)
         {
             try
diff --git a/artifact/src/main/org/apache/maven/deploy/RepositoryInfo.java b/artifact/src/main/org/apache/maven/deploy/RepositoryInfo.java
index e1e3e265..5245e1a4 100644
--- a/artifact/src/main/org/apache/maven/deploy/RepositoryInfo.java
+++ b/artifact/src/main/org/apache/maven/deploy/RepositoryInfo.java
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ package org.apache.maven.deploy;
  * perform a deployment.
  * 
  * @author <a href="mailto:michal.maczka@dimatics.com">Michal Maczka</a> 
- * @version $Id: RepositoryInfo.java,v 1.3 2004/05/02 15:04:34 vmassol Exp $
+ * @version $Id: RepositoryInfo.java,v 1.4 2004/05/12 12:33:55 evenisse Exp $
  */
 public class RepositoryInfo
 {
@@ -72,6 +72,25 @@ public class RepositoryInfo
     
     /** basedir  */
     private String basedir;
+    
+    /** compress */
+    private boolean compress;
+    
+    /**
+     * @param compress
+     */
+    public void setCompress(boolean compress)
+    {
+        this.compress = compress;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * @return
+     */
+    public boolean getCompress()
+    {
+        return compress;
+    }
 
     /**
      * @return
diff --git a/artifact/src/main/org/apache/maven/deploy/deployers/ScpDeployer.java b/artifact/src/main/org/apache/maven/deploy/deployers/ScpDeployer.java
index d389fe70..dc6f55ef 100644
--- a/artifact/src/main/org/apache/maven/deploy/deployers/ScpDeployer.java
+++ b/artifact/src/main/org/apache/maven/deploy/deployers/ScpDeployer.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ import java.util.List;
  * An SSH2/SCP deployer
  *
  * @author Michal Maczka
- * @version $Revision: 1.8 $ $Date: 2004/03/02 14:59:31 $
+ * @version $Revision: 1.9 $ $Date: 2004/05/12 12:33:55 $
  */
 public class ScpDeployer extends GenericSshDeployer
 {
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ public class ScpDeployer extends GenericSshDeployer
 
     /** SSH2 Channel name used to communicate with the server*/
     public final static String EXEC_CHANNEL = "exec";
-    public final static String COMPRESS = "maven.deployer.scp.compress";
 
     /**
      *  I want to have compression by default
@@ -95,7 +94,7 @@ public class ScpDeployer extends GenericSshDeployer
      */
     public void init(RepositoryInfo repoInfo) throws AuthenticationException
     {
-        setDeployNotCompressed(Boolean.getBoolean(COMPRESS));
+        setDeployNotCompressed(!repoInfo.getCompress());
         super.init(repoInfo);
     }
 
@@ -104,6 +103,7 @@ public class ScpDeployer extends GenericSshDeployer
      */
     public void deploy(DeployRequest request) throws TransferFailedException
     {
+        System.out.println("deployNotCompressed=" + deployNotCompressed);
         if (deployNotCompressed)
         {
             doDeployNotCompressed(request);
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ public class ScpDeployer extends GenericSshDeployer
         {
             srcFiles.add(request.getSrcFile());
             destFiles.add(request.getDestFile());
+            doDeployCompressed();
         }
     }
 
@@ -190,12 +191,12 @@ public class ScpDeployer extends GenericSshDeployer
             doCopy(session, request);
 
             String unzipCmd =
-                "unzip -d -u "
-                    + getRepositoryInfo().getBasedir()
-                    + " "
+                "unzip -u "
                     + getRepositoryInfo().getBasedir()
                     + "/"
                     + request.getDestFile()
+                    + " -d "
+                    + getRepositoryInfo().getBasedir()
                     + "\n";
             executeSimpleCommand(session, unzipCmd);
 
@@ -212,7 +213,7 @@ public class ScpDeployer extends GenericSshDeployer
             if (getRepositoryInfo().getGroup() != null)
             {
                 String chgrpCmd =
-                    "chgrp -r"
+                    "chgrp -r "
                         + getRepositoryInfo().getGroup()
                         + " "
                         + getRepositoryInfo().getBasedir()
diff --git a/artifact/xdocs/changes.xml b/artifact/xdocs/changes.xml
index ba5e1327..9727929d 100644
--- a/artifact/xdocs/changes.xml
+++ b/artifact/xdocs/changes.xml
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
   </properties>
   <body>
     <release version="1.2-SNAPSHOT" date="in CVS">
+      <action dev="evenisse" type="add">Add documentation for the compress mode property.</action>
+      <action dev="evenisse" type="fix">Fix Scp deployer when it use compress mode.</action>
       <action dev="brett" type="fix" issue="MPUBERJAR-5">Add uberjar extension mapping.</action>
     </release>
     <release version="1.1" date="2004-03-10">
diff --git a/artifact/xdocs/examples.xml b/artifact/xdocs/examples.xml
index 3aee6142..30476010 100644
--- a/artifact/xdocs/examples.xml
+++ b/artifact/xdocs/examples.xml
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ maven.repo.R3.username=michal
 maven.repo.R3.directory=repo
 maven.repo.R3.group=remote_group
 maven.repo.R3.privatekey=/home/michal/.ssh/id_dsa
+maven.repo.R3.compress=true
 
 #settings for repository 'R4'
 maven.repo.R4=file://c:\\temp
diff --git a/artifact/xdocs/properties.xml b/artifact/xdocs/properties.xml
index 53014dd5..ea4c81eb 100644
--- a/artifact/xdocs/properties.xml
+++ b/artifact/xdocs/properties.xml
@@ -121,6 +121,13 @@
           </td>
           <td>Yes</td>
         </tr>
+        <tr>
+          <td>maven.repo.x.compress</td>
+          <td>
+             Used by scp if you want to compress the stream.
+          </td>
+          <td>Yes</td>
+        </tr>
       </table>
     </section>
     <section name="Other properties used">