ASP.NET Service - Web or Windows?

Question

I'm looking for a method in which an application I will be hosting will have the ability to run a tasks on a giving interval of x minutes to check a database and send out reminder emails automatically. This would of course be based upon a scenario in which someone has scheduled a meeting, let's say, on a day and the service's job would be to send a reminder a week prior to the meeting and on the day of the meeting. Would I be looking to run a Windows Service to complete this function or is there a better way to do such a thing? Not asking for full source just a push in the right direction. Thanks for the guidance in advance!

Answer 1

sounds like a windows service would work good here. Set a timer in the service that will read your database at the given interval and perform the actions you want. Here's a link that might help you to get started.