Non-HTTP Request Processing
In IIS 7.0, WAS supports non-HTTP protocols, enabling you to use IIS to host non-HTTP–based applications and services. The WAS process model generalizes the process model for the HTTP server by removing the dependency on HTTP. Because WAS manages application pool configuration and worker processes in IIS 7.0, the same configuration and process model that is used for HTTP can be used for non-HTTP applications. All IIS process management features, such as on-demand activation, process health monitoring, enterprise-class manageability, and rapid failure protection, are available to non-HTTP–based applications and services in IIS 7.0.
To support services and applications that use protocols other than HTTP and HTTPS, you ...
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