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URL Rewrite Module and Digest Authentication

With the Go Live release for the URL Rewrite Module having just been shipped, I thought that I'd address a problem that you might run into if you're using Digest Authentication . RFC 2069 states that a client sends the server a checksum of the username...

Data Mining UrlScan 3.0 Logs using LogParser 2.2

We released a new version of UrlScan recently, and one of the great new features in this version is log files that conform to the W3C Extended Log File Format . What this means to administrators is that they can now parse their UrlScan activity using...

FTP and ETW Tracing

My good friend Suditi Lahiri has written a terrific blog entry about one of the great new features in the FTP 7 service - which is Event tracing for Windows, or ETW for short. You can read her post at the following URL: http://blogs.iis.net/sudt/archive...

Life after FPSE (Part 4)

In continuation from my previous blog posts on on the subject of migrating from FPSE to WebDAV, today's blog post will address a combination of issues that I've run into and some implementation ideas. Listing content in virtual directories One different...

Life after FPSE (Part 3)

In continuation from on my blog posts on April 17th and April 23rd , today's blog post will continue to examine moving from the FrontPage Server Extensions (FPSE) to WebDAV, and today I'm going to address a combination of issues that I've run into and...

Life after FPSE (Part 2)

Following up on my last blog post , today's blog post will discuss some of the highlights and pitfalls that I have seen while transitioning from using the FrontPage Server Extensions to publish web sites to WebDAV. It should be noted, of course, that...

Life after FPSE (Part 1)

Today's blog post will be the first in a series of blog posts that I intend to write about my experiences with putting together a Windows Server 2008 machine without using the FrontPage Server Extensions (FPSE) for any web publishing. The main goal of...

WebDAV Extension for Windows Server 2008 RTM is released!

Earlier today the Microsoft released the RTM version of the new Microsoft WebDAV Extension for IIS 7.0 for Windows Server 2008! Listed below are the links for the download pages for each of the individual installation packages: 32-bit Installation Package...

FREB: LOG_FILE_MAX_SIZE_TRUNCATE

OK - I have to admit that one of my favorite features for IIS 7 is " Failed Request Tracing ", otherwise known as " FREB ". I've taught breakout sessions about FREB at Microsoft TechEd , and IT administrators love it. (By the way - FREB was originally...

Automating IIS 7 Backups

Many years ago I wrote the following KB article: How To Schedule Metabase Backups Using WSH Truth be told, I wrote the script in that article to help me manage several servers that I controlled. Once I finished the script, I found myself routinely giving...

Enabling WebDAV on IIS 6

I had a great question from someone the other day about enabling WebDAV on IIS 6, so I wrote a simple Windows Script Host (WSH) utility that does the trick. Because I'm a firm believer that writing code for one person will ultimately benefit someone else...

FTP7 for Windows Server 2008 RTM is released!

Earlier today Microsoft released the RTM version of the Microsoft FTP Service for IIS 7.0 for Windows Server 2008! Listed below are the links for the download pages for each of the individual installation packages: FTP 7 (x86) Installation Package http...

FPSE 2002 RTM for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista (x86/x64)

I'm happy to announce that earlier today Microsoft and Ready-to-Run Software released to web the RTM version of the FrontPage 2002 Server Extensions for IIS 7.0 on Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista. Listed below is the link for the download page for...

WebDAV Redirector Registry Settings

Following up on the release of the WebDAV module for IIS 7 , I've been experimenting with the WebDAV redirector that comes with Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. This redirector ships as an updated WebClient service, and if you're using Windows Vista...

WebDAV Module for Windows Server 2008 GoLive Beta is released

Earlier today the IIS product team released the GoLive beta version of the new WebDAV extension module for IIS 7. (This version is currently available for Windows Server 2008 only.) Listed below are the links for the download pages for each of the individual...

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