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WCF and IIS Hosting vs. Hosting App
  1. #1


    BillG Guest

    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



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  2. #2


    John Saunders [MVP] Guest

    Re: WCF and IIS Hosting vs. Hosting App

    "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.
    --
    John Saunders [MVP]

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