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HOWTO: IIS 6 Request Processing Basics, Part 2 - Web Site, Virtual Directory, and Web Application

Question: In brief, what is different about a virtual directory that is also set as a Web Application? I can have a virtual directory, and then optionally set it to be a Web Application. Beyond updating the metabase, what does IIS do that causes the virtual Read More...
Posted Sunday, December 07, 2008 8:24 AM by David.Wang | 7 Comments

HOWTO: PreCondition an ISAPI Extension DLL

Question: Hello We have a legacy x64 ISAPI extension that runs without problems in Win 2003 64bit - IIS 6.0. But in Win2008 EBS Security Manager setup, IIS 7.0 Default Application Pool's WOW64 / Enable32BitApp property is enabled by default, and this Read More...
Posted Thursday, October 30, 2008 10:00 PM by David.Wang | 2 Comments

WebDAV, Source, and Read Permissions on IIS

Question: Hello: With the new WebDAV upgrade in IIS 7.0, there is a permission named "Source". How is the "Source" permission different from "Read" please? What if "Source" is enabled but "Read" is not?? Answer: Source and Read permissions control different Read More...
Posted Monday, September 29, 2008 7:44 AM by David.Wang | 1 Comments
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Managed Modules and ISAPI Filters

Question: Hello, I have an isapi filter and a managed module. I need to put both in the same website and I need that the manage module run before the isapi filter. The sequence are: Module--->ISAPI filter. How can I do this? Answer: The answer really Read More...
Posted Monday, September 08, 2008 9:36 PM by David.Wang | 1 Comments
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HOWTO: Change IIS User Impersonation Token

Question: Hi, We are using our third party component for doing authentication and authorization with IIS6 web server on win2k3 X64 EE. Here we are using IMPERSONATION concept for this integration. Can anybody describe the required configuration which Read More...
Posted Monday, June 02, 2008 12:30 AM by David.Wang | 1 Comments

IIS7 Handlers - accessPolicy and requireAccess

Question: Hello: In IIS 7.0, you can edit a handler mapping in the Handler Mappings applet (like for AspClassic), then click Request Restrictions button, Access tab, and select the "Write" permission. But even when the "Edit Feature Permission" in that Read More...
Posted Sunday, June 01, 2008 1:50 AM by David.Wang | 3 Comments
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Choice of Development Platform for IIS Modules

Question: I am starting a new project (ASP.NET 3.5) that will require at least one custom HTTP module. My two development computers are running 32-bit XP Pro/SP2, but I plan to reimage with Vista (already have it ready to be installed). My preference Read More...
Posted Friday, April 18, 2008 1:40 AM by David.Wang | 1 Comments
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HOWTO: List all Virtual Directories and Paths of a List of Servers

Question: I need to audit web servers in my domain, and would like to be able to connect to each server, and enumerate the virtual directories -- ultimately leading to a link to each web site hosted by the server. Can this code be modified to get that Read More...
Posted Wednesday, December 19, 2007 9:30 PM by David.Wang | 9 Comments

HOWTO: Create Custom Application Pool from Commandline

Question Hi, I have a Web site configured to run in a custom application pool. The pool identify is set to a domain user. I can change the users password using IIS Manager, but is there a command line method ? Thanks Answer You can use the ADSUTIL.VBS Read More...
Posted Wednesday, December 12, 2007 10:15 PM by David.Wang | 5 Comments
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I'm Back...

After a long and very much needed hiatus, I have regained control of this blog and returned to blogging. For the curious reader, you can read about some of the happenings here . But, I am not one for dwelling on the past (except to learn and improve upon); Read More...
Posted Wednesday, April 11, 2007 2:15 PM by David.Wang | 15 Comments
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Internet Explorer is not an HTTP Validator

Question: I tried a 2nd approach in porting client code from WinInet, and that was to utilize managed C++, as opposed to WinHttp. After implementing the .NET managed client code... HttpWebRequest^ myReq = dynamic_cast<HttpWebRequest^>(WebRequest::Create( Read More...
Posted Thursday, August 17, 2006 11:45 PM by Anonymous | 4 Comments
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Water Day 2006

Annually, the IIS team gathers at Emily's house on the shores of lake Sammamish to enjoy a day of fun under under the sun. We call it "water day", and it has been a team tradition for at least as long as I have been on the IIS team. Its organization, Read More...
Posted Thursday, August 10, 2006 10:15 AM by Anonymous | 2 Comments
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Hunting for Real Estate

Lately, I have not been making frequent blog posts. There are good reasons, of course... and I will get to disclosing them in the near future. Recently, I have been spending a lot of time house-hunting. Yeah, I have decided that it is about time for me Read More...
Posted Wednesday, August 02, 2006 5:32 AM by Anonymous | 6 Comments
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What is wrong with Free?

Ok, maybe this is something you business/marketing types understand intrinsically... but it is something that I do not understand, so please bear with me. Why do people complain about getting something for free that used to require money? I thought people Read More...
Posted Friday, July 28, 2006 6:30 AM by Anonymous | 8 Comments
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TS Gateway on Vista Server Rocks!

Back in this blog entry , I mused about the nice Audio over RDP feature. It is pretty sweet to have secure, remote access to one's audio collection. Well, I recently started playing with RDP over the new TS Gateway on Vista Server, and I have to say that Read More...
Posted Thursday, July 27, 2006 11:53 PM by Anonymous | 2 Comments
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