Thursday, February 16, 2006

Application Configuration Files


The application configuration files (web.config and the site-wide machine.config) have had a number of changes, including new attributes added to existing elements as well as new elements to support the new features. The changed sections of the configuration files cover the topics listed below:

  • Client targets
  • Compilation
  • Build providers
  • Web proxy
  • HTTP modules
  • HTTP runtime
  • HTTP handlers
  • Globalization
  • Pages
  • Session state
  • Web request modules


The new sections cover the following topics:

  • Anonymous identification
  • Code DOM
  • Connection strings
  • Data
  • Caching
  • Expression builders
  • Hosting
  • Image generation
  • HTTP cookies
  • Membership
  • Site maps
  • Site counters
  • Personalization Profile
  • Protocol bindings
  • Role Manager
  • Mail servers
  • URL mappings
  • Web Parts
  • Web Site Administration Tool
  • Protected data
  • Health monitoring

No comments: