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>I created a small windows forms application to use as a client to test the service. I add a web reference in that project and provide the url, there is a long delay before the service description shows up. Sometimes here I get debug messages for inetinfo. Other times the description shows up fine on the left part of the dialog, but in the box on the right labeled:


So it sounds like you have the web service publishing to IIS (and not VS's simple web service, Cassini) - is that correct? When you recompile any .NET web application and redeploy it, IIS will unload and reload the app domain your web app. is running in and a recompile when the first hit comes in to the site. This could be the long delay you're seeing.