>The hosting company tech support told me this:
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>"There is always a startup delay with any ASP.NET site if it does not receive constant traffic.
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>After 20 minutes of inactivity server unload application domain, any subsequent hit will trigger application reload and ASP.NET JIT compilation which results in 5 to 10 second delay."

I know that's the line with DNN apps, but it just doesn't happen with my homegrown ASP.NET apps. Perhaps I'm just lucky, but I think the real reason is some bad code in DNN.