Re: Contacting a Pocket PC from a server

From: LJ (do_at_not.use)
Date: 09/14/04

  • Next message: Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]: "Re: Contacting a Pocket PC from a server" 
    Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 22:03:12 +0200

    I was hoping that MS had already done the tedious work for me. Processing
    the HTTP requests is probably not that difficult (maybe a bit slow when done
    in the CF), it is the security stuff hat bothers me most.

    Thanks for your reply,

    LJ

    "Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" <ptobey no spam AT no instrument no spam DOT com>
    wrote in message news:e3SSYsomEHA.2340@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
    > Not with released pieces, no. You didn't say anything about running a Web
    > service. It's not a daunting task, generally. You simply have total
    > control over the 'protocol' for the communications. You could say that
    > the client just opens the socket, sends an XML file, and disconnects. Not
    > very difficult. You could be listening on port 80, if you wanted to.
    > You'd have to process HTTP requests from the other end, of course.
    >
    > Paul T.
    >
    > "LJ" <do@not.use> wrote in message
    > news:%23NTF1aomEHA.644@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
    >> Hi Paul,
    >>
    >> Thanks for responding.
    >> As far as I know there is no way to run a Webservice on the Pocket PC
    >> itself using the Compact Framework without coding all the plumbing myself
    >> and that seems like a daunting task. The app has to go through a tightly
    >> secured (wireless) network that is firewalled at several places so I
    >> would love to be able do two-way initiated communication using port 80
    >> using technolgies like SOAP and XML. Has anyone come up with something
    >> that is able to do this or will I have to create my own protocols in
    >> order to do so?
    >>
    >> Thanks for responding,
    >>
    >> LJ
    >>
    >> "Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" <ptobey no spam AT no instrument no spam DOT com>
    >> wrote in message news:eyQ%23HjnmEHA.3896@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
    >>> The client will have to have some sort of a connection (server),
    >>> endpoint open. You can do that with sockets, you might run an FTP or
    >>> HTTP server on the device, etc.
    >>>
    >>> Paul T.
    >>>
    >>> "LJ" <do@not.use> wrote in message
    >>> news:ehLNgLnmEHA.3632@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
    >>>> Hi,
    >>>>
    >>>> I'm stuck developing an application where a a client application
    >>>> running on a PDA needs to be updated by a server. This client
    >>>> application can easily pull information from the server using a
    >>>> webservice running on the server. But how can the server push
    >>>> information to the client Pocket PC without resorting to polling
    >>>> techniques on the client.
    >>>>
    >>>>
    >>>> Thanks, LJ
    >>>>
    >>>
    >>>
    >>
    >>
    >
    >

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