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How to setup and use FTP User Isolation with Active Directory by Steve Schofield
This post is targeted at helping IIS Administrators understand how to setup FTP User Isolation and Active Directory together. There has been forum posts @ http://forums.iis.net regarding user isolation and Active Directory. It is pretty straight forward...(read more)
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Use AppCMD to change Request Filtering extensions
Go to Inetmgr > ServerName > Request Filtering > Filename extensions. You can see all blocked extensions. Open a command prompt and type 'To allow c:\windows\system32\inetsrv\appcmd set config /section:system.webServer/security/requestFiltering...(read more)
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Use Appcmd to set IIS compression level
Here are a few commands to set properties on IIS compression. c:\windows\system32\inetsrv\appcmd set config -section:urlCompression /doDynamicCompression:true c:\windows\system32\inetsrv\appcmd set config -section:system.webServer/httpCompression -[name...(read more)
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Custom Errors (error pages), 500-100.asp, Classic ASP and IIS 7.0
Custom Errors on IIS 7.0 and Classic ASP. In previous versions of IIS, there was a built-in error page called 500-100.asp. In IIS 7.0, this custom error page is not automatically listed. Here is a quick demo how I setup a couple ways to capture errors...(read more)
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Using Active Directory with IIS 7.0 webfarms
This post is targeted at helping IIS Administrators understand how Active Directory can be used by IIS web-farms. My goal is to help anyone looking to deploy IIS (in a web-farm scenerio) and use Active Directory as a authentication store. There are several...(read more)
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URLRewrite for IIS 7.0 released
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)
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How to use Security Configuration Wizard in Windows Server 2008 to lockdown a server with IIS
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)
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IIS MVP for 2009
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)
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IIS Team releases more cool modules
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)
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CDOSYS and Windows Server 2008, 80070005 Description Access is denied
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)
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IIS6 to IIS7 migration tips / tricks.
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)
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URLScan 3.0 rtw (release to web) available
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)
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Getting CDONTS to work on Windows Server 2008 x64
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)
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IIS7 - post #70 - IIS 7.0 podcast by Steve Schofield
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)
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SQL Injection rule explaination how URLScan 3.0 scans requests
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)
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URLScan 3.0 - help with sql injection attacks.
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)
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SQL Injection information for IIS admins and developers
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)
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IIS 7 - post #68 - URL Rewrite module available
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)
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IIS7 - post #67 - New command line reference site http://appcmd.com
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)
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Early Christmas present in May - DFS file replication on Windows Server 2008 web edition
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)
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IIS 7.0, Access 2007 and ASP.NET 2.0
I don't get a chance to write webpage code very often, but in my early days of doing samples, it was common to use an Access database. Access 2007 is the latest version available. The drivers weren't installed on my Windows Server 2008 server when I was...(read more)
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IIS 7.0 Shared configuration.
One of my favorite features in IIS 7.0 is shared configuration. It makes setting up and maintaining a web-farm a piece of cake. Here are some articles I found on the topic. Shared configuration http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/264/shared-configuration/...(read more)
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IIS7 - post #66 - Installing PERL on IIS 7.0
Here are three links that discuss installing how-to install PERL on IIS 7.0. http://www.freenetbuilders.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=52&Itemid=54 http://forums.iis.net/t/1146580.aspx?PageIndex=1 http://forums.iis.net/t/1146580...(read more)
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IIS7 - post #65 - IIS Manager extensibility experiences
I'm attempting to write a plugin for the product I developed to handle IIS and related log files. http://www.iislogs.com Right now, the way you manage IISLogs is using a Winforms application or updating the config file directly. Microsoft has made it...(read more)
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IIS7 - post #64 - Various goodies for your IIS 7 environment.
The IIS team has been busy releasing all kinds of great stuff. Now that IIS 7 is production and extremely extensible, they have some new items available. Check them out. IIS 7 Admin pack technical preview #1 http://blogs.iis.net/rlucero/archive/2008/03...(read more)
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IIS 7 - post #63 - Add IIS_IUSRS group to SQL 2005 local security
I had an interesting post @ forums.iis.net about adding the IIS_IUSRS group (replacement for IIS_WPG) to a SQL Server 2005 local server. If you try to add the group using MachineName\IIS_IUSRS it errors . If you put BUILTIN\IIS_IUSRS. That works. Here...(read more)
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New www.iis.net is alive!
Interested in IIS 7.0? Check out www.iis.net and it's new section. I hang out in the forums, so if you have IIS and related questions, post at http://forums.iis.net...(read more)
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MSDeploy.exe tool for content replication, sync IIS settings and more!
I'm not one for just cross linking to any article. This article is one of those cases! For those who are responsible for maintaining IIS servers. Probably one of the most needed tools is keeping settings, content and configuration in sync across multiple...(read more)
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IIS7 - post #61 - Where did my iisapp script go?
As more IIS 6 administrators migrate to IIS 7.0, they'll ask the question, Where is the script to list my application pool and name of the site? IISApp is no more, just type %windir%\system32\inetsrv\appcmd.exe list wp Here is sample output. WP "6488...(read more)
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IIS webcasts
Even though a lot of my blog postings are related to IIS 7.0, there is a LOT of existing information worth watching to strengthen your IIS 6.0 skills. There is between 70 and 80 webcasts on a wide variety of topics. Thanks to my Zune, I'm slowly going...(read more)
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IIS7 - post #61 - Additional steps in building an IIS 7.0 server
One of the strengths of IIS 7.0 is the module architecture. Along with this feature, provides the MS team the ability to release additional components "out of band" that aren't necessarily part of the core install. This blog post is dedicated to some...(read more)
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IIS7 - post #60 - Migrate SimpleCMS to IIS 7.0, using Integrated Pipeline
I was looking for a simple CMS (content management system) for some personal sites. I ran across SimpleCMS by Steve Smith (President of http://www.aspalliance.com ). I wanted to get SimpleCMS working on IIS 7.0. I also wanted to run the Application Pool...(read more)