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D_Nattila_23203
May 20, 2013Nimbostratus
Correct (sort of) - I want to be able to have two responses be acceptable so as to mark the pool member as being 'UP' - in this case, it's a special IIS 503 and actually sends the contents of the app_offline.htm file to the browser. Within the app_offline.htm file, I put a nice 'sorry, we're updating the web site and it will be available in 10 minutes' message (for example). Allows for time for the new .NET files to be pushed to the site and once they are, the app_offline.htm page is removed from the directory.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1153449/asp-net-2-0-how-to-use-app-offline-htm