So, You have a Web Service and a test client. They (server + client) have been working great for months and all over sudden you're getting weird values. The values sent from the server seem good, but the Xml/SOAP received doesn't get de-serialized correctly, and everything (or some properties) is set to default values (int=0, guid={00000000-0000-0000-00... ...). Read on ! The test client has a web reference to your Web Service. A few web methods are returning objects (simple objects ......
This morning, I received an invitation from a friend to join http://www.reunion.com/. I like to discover new "networking" sites and the way they each have their own flavor. So I joined in. The registration is nice and works as expected for a "corporate application". After all, a site that uses SSL and "TRUSTe CERTIFIED PRIVACY" must be in the right path, right? The first thing I should have done is check the "web" for known privacy concerns or blogs that talk about it, but I didn't and shame of me, ......