Well, it won't load THAT much faster after the re-code.. well, it will.. hmm..
k, one of the reasons it takes so long is because the script has to open 1000+ files and parse them.. after the re-code, it won't have to do anywhere near that.. so yes, it will be faster.
The problem is though that you still have to download everything, and on dial-up, that could take a while.. I'm contemplating splitting up large posts into more than one page...
Matt