Can i only use HTTP handlers or HTTP modules if i use my ASP.NET website with IIS or NOT?
And besides that, what is actually the main difference between an http handler and a http module??
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Can i only use HTTP handlers or HTTP modules if i use my ASP.NET website with IIS or NOT?
And besides that, what is actually the main difference between an http handler and a http module??
This article should explain the difference:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb398986.aspx
As to using them in IIS or not – if you are running the built in Visual Studio Webserver you can run Http Handlers. I believe modules require a web server to do the mapping, but I stand to be corrected.