Any benefits of using Windows Communication Foundation/ Web Services vs. a simple .aspx page for s

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I'm working on a VB6 app that will do some very simple communication with a web server (passing value and getting back an anwer. Low bandwith and infrequent use).

Someone suggested using WCF or Web Services. I'm wondering what the advantages are vs. just posting to an ASPX page like:

Myserver.com/Functions.ASP?FunctionName=GetValue?UserName=BubbGump and returning some simple, easy to parse text, like one value per line.

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