Serving hillshaded maps

[Mike Davis]

Hello List!

I am trying to decide wether to include a hillshade layer in our
Mapserver applications.  I have played around with using an ESRI grid
hillshade in the past, as with any large raster image, it can slow
things down quite a bit.  Additionally, hillshading may introduce some
problems when serving 8bit imagery.

I am wondering if anyone else out in list land has added a hillshade
layer to their maps.  What approach works best for you?

Thanks in advance

-Mike