diff --git a/_examples/q/q.go b/_examples/q/q.go
index fcdb645b..2cdb00d6 100644
--- a/_examples/q/q.go
+++ b/_examples/q/q.go
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"dns"
 	"dns/resolver"
+        "bytes"
+        "compress/gzip"
 	"os"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
@@ -105,6 +107,13 @@ FLAGS:
                         }
 			fmt.Printf("%v\n", in.Dns)
                         fmt.Printf("%s\n", in.Meta)
+                        // zip the message 
+                        msgbuf, _ := in.Dns.Pack()
+                        var zbuff bytes.Buffer
+                        w, _ := gzip.NewWriterLevel(&zbuff, gzip.BestCompression)
+                        w.Write(msgbuf)
+                        w.Close()
+                        fmt.Printf(";; Compressed: %d\n", zbuff.Len())
 		} else {
                         fmt.Printf("%v\n", in.Error.String())
                 }