Steve Schofield's Blog

URLRewrite for IIS 7.0 released

2008-11-11T02:21:00Z

IIS team has made the URL Rewrite Module for IIS 7.0 Release To Web (RTW) available for download. This is a final, production-ready release that is officially supported by Microsoft. Install the URL Rewrite Module for IIS 7.0 RTW today! Microsoft URL Read More......(read more)

How to use Security Configuration Wizard in Windows Server 2008 to lockdown a server with IIS

2008-10-27T03:09:00Z

This article contains tips, tricks and steps to use Security Configuration wizard (SCW) included in Windows Server 2008. I was recently working on locking down Windows Server 2008 with IIS. By default, Windows Server 2008 is more locked down than any Read More......(read more)

IIS MVP for 2009

2008-10-02T02:55:00Z

Got some great news today!! "Congratulations! We are pleased to present you with the 2009 Microsoft® MVP Award!" It's been awesome to be part of the IIS community. Since IIS 7.0 has come out, the IIS community continues to grow. It's fun sharing and learning Read More......(read more)

IIS Team releases more cool modules

2008-09-13T19:16:00Z

The IIS Team has been releasing some really cool modules of late. Check them out. Also, keep an eye on http://blogs.iis.net for all the latest news! URLRewrite module http://blogs.iis.net/ruslany/archive/2008/09/11/url-rewrite-module-go-live-release.aspx Read More......(read more)

CDOSYS and Windows Server 2008, 80070005 Description Access is denied

2008-09-13T02:24:00Z

I got a question from Bradley J. Dinerman about getting Aspmail working on Windows Server 2008. I've yet to figure out how to get AspEmail working on Windows Server 2008, I tried x64 and x86 of Windows Server 2008. I got the following error. Process monitor Read More......(read more)

IIS6 to IIS7 migration tips / tricks.

2008-09-05T02:39:00Z

Here are a few gotcha's that I personally came across both in the forums and migrations I've done from IIS6 to IIS7. A lot of the confusion I see in the forums is Classic ASP and 'native' applications using COM+ trying to move to IIS 7. A classic ASP Read More......(read more)

URLScan 3.0 rtw (release to web) available

2008-08-21T09:53:00Z

I have to give kudo's to the Microsoft IIS team for updating URLScan to help block automated sql injection attacks. Especially to Wade Hilmo and Nazim Lala . They have been very responsive when it came to involving the community (Thanks guys for the w3c Read More......(read more)

Getting CDONTS to work on Windows Server 2008 x64

2008-08-19T02:12:00Z

A few questions come up in the forums @ http://forums.iis.net about people moving Classic ASP applications that use CDONTS. CDONTS was introduced in NT4 and was widely popular. With the success of ASP applications 'back in the day', many used CDONTS to Read More......(read more)

IIS7 - post #70 - IIS 7.0 podcast by Steve Schofield

2008-07-09T02:48:00Z

I've listened to a lot of podcasts and never "until now" did a podcast. Craig Shoemaker approached me about doing a podcast. It was real easy! All I had to do was talk about the subject I've been involved with since December 2005, IIS 7.0. We introduced Read More......(read more)

SQL Injection rule explaination how URLScan 3.0 scans requests

2008-06-27T14:52:00Z

One of the things I was curious what URLScan actually scanned and how. What is just servervariables or what?! I asked Wade H from the IIS Team for further explaination. It is good to be aware when you are implementing URLScan 3.0 and sql injection rules Read More......(read more)

URLScan 3.0 - help with sql injection attacks.

2008-06-25T03:55:00Z

For those supporting a Classic ASP and ASP.NET application, you probably have noticed an increase in sql injection attempts. Microsoft has released an updated URLScan 3.0. Here is the link to download URlScan version 3 beta for 32 bit or 64 bit . You Read More......(read more)

SQL Injection information for IIS admins and developers

2008-06-23T04:51:00Z

The sql injection that has came up is affecting several ASP and ASP.NET applications. Although the only way to prevent an attack is validate the code, hopefully these posts will provide some direction. I included some links that discuss this more. http Read More......(read more)

IIS 7 - post #68 - URL Rewrite module available

2008-05-30T21:28:00Z

Exciting news for IIS 7.0 users. MS has released the much anticipated URL Rewrite module. Here is a post on it. http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/460/using-url-rewrite-module/ Download the x86 CTP version for IIS 7.0: http://www.iis.net/downloads/default Read More......(read more)

IIS7 - post #67 - New command line reference site http://appcmd.com

2008-05-24T11:10:00Z

I'm not sure if humans are supposed to remember command line syntax. For me, the most frustrating part is remembering the syntax of a certain command line option. To help me remember these for future use, and hopefully share with the community. I created Read More......(read more)

Early Christmas present in May - DFS file replication on Windows Server 2008 web edition

2008-05-15T01:03:00Z

Whoo hoo! DFS replication is available on web edition. This will make shared config and local contention replication possible on web edition. This is a HUGE deal. http://blogs.technet.com/filecab/archive/2008/05/14/installing-dfs-replication-on-windows Read More......(read more)