Nov 10, 2008
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...
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Oct 26, 2008
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...
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Oct 01, 2008
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...
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Sep 13, 2008
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...
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Sep 12, 2008
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...
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Filed under: IIS, SMTP
Sep 04, 2008
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...
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Aug 21, 2008
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...
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Filed under: IIS, sql injection
Aug 18, 2008
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...
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Filed under: IIS, ASP, SMTP, Classic ASP
Jul 08, 2008
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...
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Jun 27, 2008
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...
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Filed under: IIS, sql injection
Jun 24, 2008
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...
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Jun 23, 2008
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...
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Filed under: IIS, sql injection
May 30, 2008
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...
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May 24, 2008
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...
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May 14, 2008
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...
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