WCF - Faults / Exceptions versus Messages

Question

We\'re currently having a debate whether it\'s better to throw faults over a WCF channel, versus passing a message indicating the status or the response from a service.

Answer 1

I would seriously consider using the FaultContract and FaultException objects to get around this. This will allow you to pass meaningful error messages back to the client, but only when a fault condition occurs.

Unfortunately, I'm in a training course at the moment, so can't write up a full answer, but as luck would have it I'm learning about exception management in WCF applications. I'll post back tonight with more information. (Sorry it's a feeble answer)