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- IIS 7.0 and Windows Server 2008
- Over the years, Internet Information Services IIS, Microsoft's flagship web server product, has taken a lot of flack for being hacked and compromised. But with Windows Vista finally released, Microsoft has not squandered a great opportunity to move past these stereotypes and do something really great. In fact, Microsoft and...
- Tags: Microsoft IIS 7.0, Internet, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft IIS Server, Steven Warren
- Blog posts 2007-08-28
- Review: Windows Server 2008 (Web)
- Internet Information Services IIS 7.0 has been completely rewritten and will debut in Windows Server 2008. IIS is now broken down into modules. You can take any one of these modules and break them down further by plugging or unplugging them as well as extending them or simply ripping the...
- Tags: windows server 2008
- Blog posts 2007-06-13
- Tweaking your IIS Settings
- Lots of organizations have turned on Internet Information Services IIS as a Windows-based Web server. However, few of them have truly tweaked and optimized IIS. Here are some tips to improve and maximize your IIS performance.Maximize your installationBefore you even decide to enable IIS, it is a good idea to...
- Tags: Iis, Internet, Internet information service, Microsoft, Microsoft IIS Server, performance, registry, steven s. warren, Uncategorized
- Blog posts 2007-02-28
- What is coming with IIS 7.0
- Over the years, Internet Information Services IIS, Microsoft’s flagship web server product, has taken a lot of flack for being hacked and compromised. But with Windows Vista finally released, Microsoft has not squandered a great opportunity to move past these stereotypes and do something really great. In fact, Microsoft and...
- Tags: Uncategorized, Microsoft, Windows Vista, iis 7, steven s. warren, longhorn server, Microsoft IIS 7.0, Microsoft IIS Server, Internet, Internet information service
- Blog posts 2007-02-13
- Enabling IPP in Windows 2000 Pro
- Windows 2000 Professional doesn't automatically allow for Internet printing protocol, but you can easily set up your system to print documents across the Internet. Here's how. When you install Internet Information Services IIS under Windows 2000 Professional, Setup doesn't automatically configure your printers to enable printing to...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Internet, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows, Jim Boyce, Printers, Internet information service, printer, Windows 2000 Professional Tips Newsletter, Printing, Document Management, Operating Systems, Software, Enterprise Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting
- Technical articles 2006-11-27
- IIS 7 has much to offer
- Over the years, Internet Information Services IIS, Microsoft’s flagship web server product, has taken a lot of flack for being hacked and compromised. But with Windows Vista on the cusp of release at the end of the year, Microsoft has not squandered a great opportunity to move past these stereotypes...
- Tags: IIS 7, Internet, Internet information service, Microsoft IIS 7.0, Microsoft IIS Server
- Blog posts 2006-10-09
- Cache an IIS security token in Windows 2000 Server
- To avoid delays in updating Windows 2000 Server security tokens, you can change the default update interval. Jim Boyce explains how to edit the registry and get things moving. Security in Windows 2000 Server is based on tokens. When you log on, the operating system creates a...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Microsoft IIS Server, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Jim Boyce, INTERNET, server, security, token, Internet information service, Windows 2000 Server Tips Newsletter, Registry, Security Token, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware
- Technical articles 2006-06-26
- IIS 7 is the Comeback Kid!
- Over the years, Internet Information Services IIS, Microsofts flagship web server product, has taken a lot of flack for being hacked and compromised. But with Windows Vista on the cusp of release at the end of the year, Microsoft has not squandered a great opportunity to move past these stereotypes...
- Tags: IIS 7, Internet, Internet information service, Microsoft IIS 7.0, Microsoft IIS Server
- Blog posts 2006-04-04
- Sending e-mail via ASP.NET
- Though spammers have been abusing e-mailtechnology for the past couple of years, e-mail continues to be thede facto standard for business communications. Therefore, Web sitevisitors still expect e-mail to be an option when/if they want tocontact the company. The functionality is simple to add whenworking with ASP.NET sites--as long as...
- Tags: e-mail, server, Internet information service, Tony Patton, mail message, Microsoft ASP.NET, Internet, MailMessage, SMTP server, SmtpMail, SmtpServer
- Technical articles 2005-06-29
- Sending e-mail via ASP.NET
- Adding e-mail functionality is easy when working with ASP.NET sites, as long as the server is configured properly. Here's how. Though spammers have been abusing e-mail technology for the past couple of years, e-mail continues to be the de facto standard for business communications. Therefore,...
- Tags: Microsoft ASP.NET, MailMessage, SmtpServer, Servers, Tony Patton, INTERNET, E-mail servers, Microsoft .NET Framework, server, e-mail, Internet information service, SMTP server, mail message, SmtpMail, .NET Newsletter, Message, TechRepublic Inc., Functionality, Internet Information Services, MailMessage Class, SmtpMail Class, Z-INDEX, LEFT, POSITION, TOP, Online Communications, Hardware
- Technical articles 2005-06-29
- Access printers behind a firewall in Windows 2000
- Want more Windows 2000 Professional tips and tricks? Automatically sign up for our free Windows 2000 Professional newsletter, delivered each Tuesday! Microsoft introduced a feature in Windows 2000 called theInternet Printing Protocol IPP, which enables you to print to and manage aprinter across the Internet over HTTP and port 80....
- Tags: printer, Internet, Internet Printing Protocol, Jim Boyce, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2000, computer, firewall, Internet information service
- Technical articles 2005-03-21
- Back up the IIS metabase in Windows 2000
- Want more Win2K tipsand tricks? Automaticallysign up for our free Windows 2000 Server newsletter, delivered eachTuesday!If you host services such as Web sites with InternetInformation Services IIS in Windows 2000, it's a good bet that you'veimplemented a process to back up the server and its content. If you're notalready doing...
- Tags: server, Internet information service, Jim Boyce, Microsoft IIS Server, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2000, backup, Internet
- Technical articles 2005-03-21
- Tech Tip: Take these steps to secure your IIS Web server
- By Mike Mullins As you probably know, hackers love to targetInternet Information Services IIS, and it's imperative that youadequately lock down your IIS servers. The first step to securingan IIS Web server is to update the operating system beforeinstalling IIS. After you've secured the OS and installed...
- Tags: Internet information service, Microsoft IIS Server, server, Web server
- Technical articles 2004-07-28
- Secure an IIS Web server with these 10 steps
- Submitted by ChaimFriedProblemInternet Information Services IIS is a favorite target ofhackers. Thus, it's critical for administrators who manage IIS Web servers tomake sure that they are locked down. The default installations of IIS 4.0 andIIS 5.0 are particularly vulnerable.SolutionTake these 10 steps to secure IIS: Set up ...
- Tags: Guest Contributor, Internet, Internet information service, Microsoft IIS Server, server, Web server
- Technical articles 2004-06-04
- Securing IIS 6.0
- Microsoft made several changes to Internet Information Services IIS 6.0 to improve security, not the least of which was a complete architectural overhaul. This change, combined with others in IIS function and management, make IIS 6.0 a more secure platform than previous versions. Many of the methods for securing IIS...
- Tags: Internet, Internet information service, Jim Boyce, Microsoft IIS 6.0, Microsoft IIS Server, security, server
- Technical articles 2003-12-18
- Lock IT Down: Use these tools to tighten security in IIS
- Microsoft's Web server offering, Internet Information Services IIS, may be simple to install and manage, but it's been plagued by security problems for many years. Fortunately, administrators with basic technical skills can easily secure IIS by using the following techniques and tools.Patch and update IIS and the Windows serverThe first...
- Tags: Brian Kotek, information technology, Internet, Internet information service, Microsoft IIS Server, security, tool
- Technical articles 2003-10-06
- Web services B2B implementation demonstration: Components, exception handling, and logging
- In the first article of this series, "Web services B2B implementation demonstration: Setting the scenario," we set out the road map for designing and implementing two ASP.NET applications that will communicate business transactions with each other using Web services. Now that we have our use cases defined for both John's...
- Tags: .NET, B2B, Microsoft development tools, Kevin Koch, Figure B Tom, Internet information service, Microsoft ASP.NET, implementation demonstration, Web Services B2B Implementation Demonstration, Web services B2B, Internet, Web
- Technical articles 2003-09-03
- Top Windows security threats pinpointed by SANS/FBI
- Known vulnerabilities that are easily exploited are the favorite targets of hackers, so you need to identify such flaws and make fixing them a priority. This updated SANS/FBI list of the foremost threats to Windows is a good place to start.Sometimes, it’s useful to step back from the day-to-day round...
- Tags: Patches, John McCormick, security, Internet information service, vulnerability, Microsoft Windows, administrator, Internet, Microsoft IIS Server
- Technical articles 2002-10-21
- Administer older versions of IIS with IIS 5.0
- To run a mix of IIS 5.0, 4.0, and 3.0, you don't have to do the same tasks on each version with different tools. Brien Posey shows you how to administer all versions of IIS from IIS 5.0.Those of you who have IIS 3.0 or 4.0 servers on your network,...
- Tags: Servers, Brien M. Posey MCSE, Internet, Microsoft IIS Server, server, Microsoft IIS 5.0, console, Internet information service
- Technical articles 2002-10-03
- Optimizing and tweaking Internet Information Services
- Although Microsoft's Internet Information Services IIS is easy to install and get up and running, the default configuration is far from optimized. See how to get the best install and then tune IIS using registry and metabase tweaks.Lots of organizations have turned on Internet Information Services IIS as a Windows-based...
- Tags: Steven Warren MCSE, MCDBA, Internet information service, Internet, registry
- Technical articles 2002-08-26
