> > In .NET Framework (soon out): > > HttpListener class (uses HTTP.SYS) > Defined as a simple web server.... >
In below article, jump to: <quote> Web Services Anywhere There are some interesting scenarios that require exposing a Web service from an application that is not running in IIS; for example, running a Windows Forms desktop application that receives callbacks from a remote server. Since version 1.0 of the .NET Framework, it has been possible to host ASP.NET (including ASMX Web services) in any process, such as a console or Windows Forms application. Now HttpListener makes it easier to do this. Snip The figure below shows at a high level how a managed application uses HttpListener to host ASMX services. </quote> New Features for Web Service Developers in Beta 1 of the .NET Framework 2.0 http://msdn.microsoft.com/webservices/default.aspx?pull=/library/en-us/dnvs05/html/wsnetfx2.asp .NET Framework 2.0 Beta 1 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=F1232C37-0FEE-4AA6-AA89-B6DCEFC0873B&displaylang=en .NET Framework 2.0 SDK Beta 1 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=916ec067-8bdc-4737-9430-6cec9667655c&DisplayLang=en Jeff
