Posting to a web server without installing IIS

[William]

I have an XML file that I need to post (request/response) that is created on
the fly using data from a mainframe. Will I need to install IIS in order to
do this or can it be done without installing IIS? If I can do this without
IIS, what classes should I be looking at? (A source for examples would be
great)

 

[Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]]

William,

IIS is used for serving up responses to requests from web clients.

If you want to post a request to a web server, you do not need IIS
installed. All you need to do is use the HttpWebRequest and HttpWebResponse
classes in the System.Net namespace.

Hope this helps.

 

[William]

Is this preferrable over WebClient?

William,

IIS is used for serving up responses to requests from web clients.

If you want to post a request to a web server, you do not need IIS
installed. All you need to do is use the HttpWebRequest and
HttpWebResponse classes in the System.Net namespace.

Hope this helps.


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- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
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I have an XML file that I need to post (request/response) that is created
on the fly using data from a mainframe. Will I need to install IIS in
order to do this or can it be done without installing IIS? If I can do
this without IIS, what classes should I be looking at? (A source for
examples would be great)