I support this request. By allowing access to $rawinflate/deflate, scripters could easily and efficiently implement the various compression algorithms based on LZ77+Hoffman code; Including but not limited to all these gzip/gunzip requests:

https://forums.mirc.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/261354
https://forums.mirc.com/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/216390
https://forums.mirc.com/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/99485
https://forums.mirc.com/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/74303
https://forums.mirc.com/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/46462