That is a loaded question :-). 

It really depends on the app, however in my 'general' opinion, no.  Use
.net remoting.  This is a general statement of course as each application

is different.  If you have a dmz with many firewalls within your LAN, whi
ch
I have seen, web services might be a good solution.  However, if the are
no network issues, you can use tcp and each server can see the other, I
would go with .net remoting. 

  



>-- Original Message --
>From: "Robert Fuchs" <software@m...>
>To: "Application Design for Windows Desktops" <dotnet_windows_app_design
@p2p.wrox.com>
>Subject: [dotnet_windows_app_design] RE: N-Tier Architecture
>Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 15:09:24 +0100
>Reply-To: "Application Design for Windows Desktops" <dotnet_windows_app_
design@p...>
>
>
>> Web Services are all that and I use them quite a bit.  
>> However, do not start
>> using them everywhere simply for the sake of emplying web 
>> services.  I have
>> seen quite a few developrs fall into this trap.  Why?  
>> Usually because clients
>> have read the marketing for web services and they want to use 
>> them, whether
>> or not they make sense in their application. 
>
>Greg,
>
>is there any reason for using web services in a LAN/Intranet-only app?
>
>regards, Robert
>
>
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