policy-server

What is the point of a Policy Server? (Silverlight)

I've been messing around with Silverlight sockets and after scratching my head a bit as to why my connections were being denied I realized I needed to set up a policy server. Silverlight connects to the policy server port on the host specified by the socket connection. The policy server returns an XML file designating what access is allo...

How do I open a socket back to port 80 in Silverlight?

Is there a way to open a TCP Socket back to a non-standard Silverlight port such as port 80? I don't quite understand the restrictions on Silverlight ports. I would like to open a connection back to the server of origin using any port. I can serve a policy file from port 943 if needed. ...