c# 3.0 - HttpListener prevent Timeout -

i implemented httplistener process soaprequests. works fine can't find soloution problem, soap-requests take time, resulting in timeouts on client side.

how let requesting client know, request not timeout?

i thought sending "dummy"-information while request gets processsed, httplistener seems send data when close response-object, , can done once, not right thing suppose.

soloution:

thread alliveworker = new thread(() => {     try     {         while (context.response.outputstream.canwrite)         {             context.response.outputstream.writebyte((byte) ' ');             context.response.outputstream.flush();             thread.sleep(5000);         }     }         {      } });  alliveworker.start();   dowork();  alliveworker.interrupt();  createtherealresponse(); 

sending dummy information not bad idea.

i think need call flush() method on httplistenerresponse's outputstream property after writing dummy data. must enable sendchunked property:

try sending dummy space @ regular interval:

response.sendchunked = true; response.outputstream.writebyte((byte)' '); response.outputstream.flush();