Vista - WCF and IIS Hosting vs. Hosting App

Is there any definitive reason in either direction for which I want to use
to host my WCF services. I am thinking that it is probably easier to set up
Web Services and use IIS. Is there any compelling reason why I might want
to use an app to host the services instead of IIS?

Bill

"BillG" <billgower@charter.net> wrote in message
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> Is there any definitive reason in either direction for which I want to use
> to host my WCF services. I am thinking that it is probably easier to set
> up Web Services and use IIS. Is there any compelling reason why I might
> want to use an app to host the services instead of IIS?

I presume you mean IIS 6, since IIS 7 implements WAS (Windows Process
Activation Services), which is a very compelling reason to use IIS.

Some of the reasons to use an application involve the nature of the
application. A Windows Service is always available, for instance. A console
application is simple to start from a script or .cmd file, etc.

More importantly, IIS 6 can only host http web services. You can host any
kind of service in your own application.
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John Saunders [MVP]