July 2005 - Posts

Just got this from a mailing list. You can get the free PowerTools™ from Watchfire, including:
  1. HTTP Proxy - An HTTP intercepting proxy which allows users to stop, edit and submit requests and responses between the client and the server. It includes the ability to write automated scripts in JavaScript using the utility API. This enables users to manipulate requests/responses automatically on the fly. HTTP Proxy also includes logging facilities for debugging of HTTP communications.
  2. Connection Test - An HTTP pinging utility which helps website developers and auditors to test the connection between a client and a web server. Unlike the command PING, which uses the ICMP protocol (that is sometimes blocked by firewalls), Connection Test uses the HTTP protocol to communicate with the website.
  3. HTTP Request Editor - An HTTP request editor that enables users to create specific HTTP requests and send them to a website. The editing can be performed either on the raw request, or by viewing the request in a "parsed" mode. The response to the request can be viewed either raw, or in an embedded browser.
  4. Expression Test - A tool for testing regular expression patterns on a given text.
  5. Encode/Decode - A utility that transforms text strings into several encoding methods, such as URL Encoding, Base64, 3DES, MD5, SHA1, HTML entities, Overlong UTF-8 and more.

Source: Watchfire

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I'm sure you have heard a lot about IIS 7.0 or read it from many blog posts, but nothing solid, right? Unfortunately, most of the contents especially presentation materials are under NDA :(  So, provided you are in the IIS 7 preview program or attended the recent TechEd 05, you can't really 'feel' it :)  I was lucky to be in the preview program but couldn't attend the preview labs in Redmond, coz no business justification for me to travel :( (according to my current employer). So how do you get closer to it ? 

a) IIS 7 preview program
Well, the preview program is open to web platform related MVPs including IIS and Asp.Net + partner hosting providers that work closely with Microsoft, so if you do not belong to any of these, no way you can get yourself near it.

b) Windows Vista beta
Yes,
Vista! the new name for Longhorn,  the next generation of Windows client OS that is going to beta soon. From what I heard, Vista will include IIS 7.0 in it (even in beta? errr. I hope so). Who knows Microsoft might decide to change this at launch time... :)  and whether it will be a stripped down version that similar to IIS 5.1 in XP Pro, you know maybe IIS6.1 :)  Not sure how you really get an invitation for it, but you can try talk to your local MS office or your TAM.

c) Please wait....... :)
I'm not sure what else you can do to get it. Mmm....I guess there will be a Technology Adoption Program or TAP program for Windows Vista server, but then you gotto wait for this as well at least till near beta time again. And from time to time of coz, you can google
IIS7 and read again. Publicly - what's available for you to download and read about IIS7 from Microsoft ? well, not many. here's couple of link that 'touch' on IIS 7. so while you are waiting, try to watch or read this first.

Scott Guthrie with More on ASP.NET 2.0

Channel 9 MSDN Videos - July 14, 2005

IIS 7: The Next Generation Web Application Server Platform

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Just came across this brilliant knowledge base article !!!! Love it !
This is how you should ask a
question !

Another one from Aspfaq.com.

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Now, you probably don't want to miss David Wang's blog about IIS, David is part of the IIS team that hang around in the public newsgroups for many years and started blogging regularly since recent April. Don't forget about to check out the HowTo section,  there are so many great info and story about IIS and its design.

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895976 Windows Server 2003 SP1 enables WOW64 compatibility for 32-bit Web applications in IIS 6.0
896285 You may receive an error message when you try to use WebDAV to upload files to Web site that is hosted on IIS 6.0
896286 You receive a 2269 event message when you try to start a worker process in IIS 6.0
896839 You may receive an "Error 1053" error message when you try to start or to restart the IIS Admin Service in IIS6
896287 The differences in how the SF_REQ_NORMALIZE_URL server support function and Http.sys in Internet Information Services 6.0 normalize a URL
894825 Troubleshoot problems with the Password Change pages that are included in IIS
897763 You may receive a "The system cannot find the path specified" error message when you try to open Internet Services Manager or an MMC snap-in on a computer that is running IIS 5.0
900342 FIX: The IIS 6 Metabase writer incorrectly tries to back up the Metabase.bin file when you use the Volume Shadow Copy Service to back up the IIS 6 Metabase
896303 BUG: You receive an "Unauthorized: Logon Failed" message when you browse to a Web site that is hosted on a computer where IIS 6.0 is installed

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Last week, Microsoft announced the release of Update Rollup 1 for Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4), there's no SP5 in Windows 2000. Read the full security advisory.

Next, Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) 2.0 is out as well. This new version is compatible with Microsoft Update (MU) and Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) and the SMS Inventory Tool for Microsoft Update (ITMU). Click
here for more MBSA 2.0 information, and here to download it.

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IIS 6.0 Service Pack 1 Tracing: Inside and Out (Level 300)
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 offers major IIS enhancements to the Enterprise Tracing for Windows. With nearly 250 events IIS 6.0 diagnostics allow granular monitoring for failures and provide lots of helpful information. Watch this webcast to see the future of diagnostics today.
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