microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.aspnet.webservices

Pierre Greborio

10/30/2002 10:01:00 AM

Try to disable the IIS buffering. On Web site properties select
configuration (home directory tab) and select options tab. Then uncheck
enable buffering.

Pierre

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"Colonel Kernel" <c_kernel@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:305011f0.0210291702.181dce87@posting.google.com...
> I'm working on an ASP.NET Web Service that returns a very large amount
> of data to callers. In order to reduce memory utilization by
> simulating "streaming", this data is represented as an object that
> implements IEnumerable, and the WebMethods that return it have
> buffering disabled. This works great for the ASP.NET worker process,
> but IIS itself (inetinfo.exe) seems to try and buffer everything. With
> enough callers requesting this data all at once, this could cause
> virtual memory to become exhausted. So, I have a few questions:
>
> * Is there some way to control the size of the buffer kept by IIS
> itself?
> * Can anybody explain how inetinfo.exe and aspnet_wp.exe actually
> interact in terms of where the response data goes? I had originally
> assumed that aspnet_wp.exe would communicate directly with clients,
> but I guess it needs to go through IIS using some form of IPC...
> details on this would be helpful!
>
> If anybody is interested in code that reproduces this behaviour, I can
> provide it upon request.