HTTPModule BeginRequest should us Response.Redirect or Server.Transfer

Question

We have a URLRewriting module that is using a Response.Redirect in the BeginRequest event method to change the destination page.

• Would it be better to use Ser

Answer 1

Here's the best explanation of Redirect vs Transfer vs RewritePath; http://www.developerfusion.com/article/4643/implementing-http-handlers-in-aspnet/4/

To summarise; Redirect requires roundtrip to browser, Transfer ensures the original Request object remains not the new request but has problems with Post-backs, Rewrite loses the orginal Request object but is the best for performance.