March 2004 - Posts

Errors in IIS 6.0 Documentation

1) FTP User isolation
The online help documentation for FTP user isolation is wrong. Look at this section:

To create a new FTP site that isolates users

  1. In IIS Manager, expand the local computer, right-click the FTP Sites folder, point to New, and click FTP Site.
  2. Provide the required information in the FTP Site Description and IP Address and Port Settings dialog boxes, and click Next.
  3. In the FTP User Isolation dialog box, click Isolate users, and click Next.
  4. In the FTP User Isolation Credentials dialog box, type the user name (in the form domainname\username), password, and the default user domain of the account used to access Active Directory, and then click Next.

You should not have Step 4 when isolating FTP user in normal mode. This step only apply to Isolating user with AD, If you check with your IIS help file in Windows Server 2003, it is not the same as the online version.

2) NNTP NewsFeeds.
It was good news that now IIS 6.0 support pull feeds according to the help documentation. Look at this section:

Network News Transfer Protocol Service

You can use the Network News Transfer Protocol service (NNTP service) to host NNTP local discussion groups on a single computer. Because this feature complies fully with the NNTP protocol, users can use any news reader client to participate in the newsgroup discussions. Through the Rfeed script, found in the inetsrv folder, the IIS NNTP service now supports newsfeeds. NNTP service does not support replication. To employ news feeds or to replicate a newsgroup across multiple computers, use Exchange Server.

NNTP service runs as Nntpsvc.dll and is hosted by Inetinfo.exe.

Well, I'm happy to tell you know that IIS 6.0 support full pull and push feeds. There's a new VBscripts (rfeed.vbs) located at %windir%/system32/inetsrv/. There's no information about this file in IIS 6.0, however you can look at the IIS 6.0 download I posted previously.

Microsoft has been informed about these quite a while ago, but I guess they are still 'digging' and looking for the 'pages' :)

Posted Wed, Mar 31 2004 by bernard | 9 comment(s)
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IISState 3.4 Released
IISState 3.4 is now available (replacing 3.3.1).

Main changes:
1) Awareness of the IIS6/Jet issue
2) Changed the ASP page not found message to be less misleading (thanks everyone for the feedback).
3) Continuing heuristics improvement.

Get it here.
Posted Wed, Mar 31 2004 by bernard | 4 comment(s)
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Windows XP SP2 RC1

Good news, you can get XP SP2 Released Candidate 1 now!

Official detail:-
Customers who download Windows XP SP2 RC1 will not be eligible for support through the technical beta program. However, Microsoft has created 11 new newsgroups to foster community-based support.
http://communities.microsoft.com/newsgroups/default.asp?icp=xpsp2&slcid=us

Customers are encouraged to download and begin testing Windows XP SP2 in their environments through this release candidate.

The download and related information is located at this URL:
http://www.microsoft.com/sp2preview

Note:
Currently, you can download English and German version only. I heard Japanese version is out as well, but can't locate the link. Also take note that due to many users grabbing the files at the same time, you may experience slow connectivity and timeout error during the download.

Posted Sat, Mar 20 2004 by bernard | 2 comment(s)
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New - MS Downloads

Recent MS Downloads

Port Reporter
Port Reporter logs TCP and UDP port activity on a local Windows system. Port Reporter is a small application that runs as a service on Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003.

Nice tool to check application port binding detail, default log path %windir%/system32/logfiles/portreporter/
Click here to download and here for KB detail.


Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer Sample Scripts
MBSA generates individual reports in XML format, but only supports viewing them individually—there is no built-in dashboard or summarization of the results. In addition, there are limitations in the number of hosts MBSA can scan in batch-mode where computer names or IP addresses are read from an input file (/fh and /fip options.) Another limitation is the requirement to be a local administrator in order to scan the local computer.

Cool sample scripts for you to configure MBSA, you can customize it to suit your needs.
Click here to download and here for MBSA 1.2.

Posted Fri, Mar 19 2004 by bernard | no comments
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IIS KBs - by MVPs

Do you know that Microsoft MVP can now write knowledge based articles and post it to support.microsoft.com site ? Well, this is a new initiative by Microsoft allowing MVPs to contribute KB articles. Here's the list posted from MVPs, I got 3 in there :) but one was pulled down because of there's another same content KB created by Microsoft.

555030 SMTP Does Not Appear in the IIS Manager

555014 How To: Serve WAP Websites (.WML) Using IIS 6.0

555018 How To Set Up Isolated FTP Site

555020 How To Configure PassivePortRange In IIS

The first two KBs are contributed by Jonathan Maltz (Windows Server MVP), last two is by me :)


Updated 18/3/2004:
555071 IISADMPWD Virtual Directory Is Not Created During a Default Install of IIS 6.0

Posted Tue, Mar 9 2004 by bernard | 2 comment(s)
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Microsoft IIS Links

IIS Community Center:
Internet Information Services (IIS) Community Center, where you can find an array of resources to help you get the most out of the technology, including FAQs, articles, newsgroups, and links to other sites

News and Reviews:
Get the latest news on Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 right here. Check out articles from independent trade publications, computer magazines, and other publications, as well as press releases from Microsoft.

Product Documentation:
IIS online help file get you started using the next generation of Web infrastructure capabilities in the Windows Server 2003 family.

IIS 6 Comprehensive Resource Guide:
This comprehensive technical resource delivers an in-depth description of the new IIS 6.0 architecture, as well as reference information about IIS 6.0 features and services. It also includes practical information and tools to help you accomplish everyday administrative tasks. Topics include running IIS 6.0 as a platform for Web applications, managing a secure IIS 6.0 solution, administering servers programmatically, and capitalizing on built-in scalability features to manage large-scale deployments. In addition, this book includes a thorough discussion of IIS 6.0 troubleshooting concepts, tools, and procedures.

IIS Web Casts:
Learn more about Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0—register for a live webcast, or view previously recorded webcasts on demand.

TechNet- IIS Technical Resources:
For everything from troubleshooting tips to guidelines for planning your deployment and writing applications.

MSDN- IIS Developer Center:
Resources for developers who want to create dynamic, scalable, robust Web pages and applications that run on an IIS server, and applications that manage an IIS server.

IIS 6 Product Support Center:
IIS 6 product support center give you highlights and top issues, tools download and addtional resources about IIS 6.0.

Posted Thu, Mar 4 2004 by bernard | 2 comment(s)
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SQL2k Book Online Update 2004

Released: January 2004
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/techinfo/productdoc/2000/books.asp

Or if you preferred online:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/startsql/portal_7ap1.asp

Posted Wed, Mar 3 2004 by bernard | 3 comment(s)
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IIS KBs - February 2004
Published February 2004.

833660 IIS logging does not work and event ID 2 is logged in the system log
Posted Wed, Mar 3 2004 by bernard | 1 comment(s)
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Microsoft: The Next Step to Deterring Spam

Interesting technical spefications on batteling emails spamming, what say you ?

Caller ID for E-Mail Technical Specification
Two documents for you to read:
1) "Caller ID for E-Mail: The Next Step to Deterring Spam"
2) "Protecting Domain Names from Spoofing: A Guide for E-Mail Senders"

and implementation license doc:
"Caller ID for E-Mail Implementation License"

You can also get the techonlogy and policy proposal located here.

Posted Tue, Mar 2 2004 by bernard | no comments
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WebCasts - March 2004

March 2004

IIS Data Mining with Log Parser 2.X (Level 300)
Find out how to make sense of the feedback data your server generates. Learn the basics of using Log Parser 2.x and see real-world examples in this webcast

Understanding IIS W3C Logs (Level 200)
This session focuses on the logging method that is enabled by default on installations of IIS 4.0 and later. Learn how to interpret the recorded data and how you can use the Log Parser utility to output data from the log for detailed analysis.

The Ins and Outs of the IIS 6.0 Migration Tool (Level 200)
This session discusses the IIS 6.0 Migration Tool, which is a command-line utility that automates many of the steps in the process for migrating Web sites and applications hosted on IIS 4.0 or IIS 5.0 to IIS 6.0. Topics include how the IIS 6.0 Migration Tool works, how to use the tool based on your platform, and which tasks are completed by the tool and which tasks must be completed manually.
Posted Mon, Mar 1 2004 by bernard | 1 comment(s)
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