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Read here how to properly implement the WCF dispose. Never use the using statement.

Using the SharpZipLib it’s possible to zip and unzip files. This can be a good solution when file size matters. Downloading files that are ziped can save many bandwidth. In this case a object is serialized to XML and put into a ZipOutputStream which belongs to SharpZipLib.

Solving multithread and memory issues with the XMLSerializer by using a singleton pattern and the XMLSerializerFactory.

When having hosted a WCF webservice that is secured by a certificate. Opening the service with a browser al the security stuff is handled by the browser. This situation is different. The caller is a .NET Click-once application, that is hosted near the webservice. This application has to handle the use of the certificate by itself.