Requesting http from a web-site or a windows application, is there any performance difference?

microsoft.public.dotnet.framework

5 Dec 2006 9:10 AM

Niclas Colleen

I'll be sending a bunch(1000's) of SMS/day where the cell
phone-numbers are picked up from a database and then a request to
something like 'http://www.thirdpartysendingsms.com' is made, they
deliver the sms.

My question is, which is better;
To build an application and run it as a scheduled task OR to build an
aspx page to do the work.

My concern with a task is that it'll be heavier for it to make the
http-requests then it would be for a webpage(I'm just guessing this
and haven't found any ground for it when googling).

Any and all insight is greatly appreciated.

Best regards,
Niclas Colleen