Discussion Web in FrontPage Server Extension May Cause IIS to Stop Responding

ID: Q215485

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Internet Information Server version 4.0
Microsoft FrontPage 98 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

Internet Information Server (IIS) may stop responding when you use the discussion Web in the FrontPage Server Extensions.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs because of a problem in the discussion Web where the vti_discussionlinks directive in the Tocproto.htm file is altered. This causes the Inetinfo process to go into a recursive loop and eventually the IIS computer stops responding.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:

http://support.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/default.asp

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:


   Date       Time     Size      File Name     Platform
   -----------------------------------------------------
   01/06/99   06:05p   709,392   Fp30wel.dll   x86

NOTE: If you contact Microsoft to obtain this fix, a fee may be charged. This fee is refundable if it is determined that you only require the fix you requested. However, this fee is non-refundable if you request additional technical support, if your no-charge technical support period has expired, or if you are not eligible for standard no-charge technical support.

For more information about eligibility for no-charge technical support, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:


   ARTICLE-ID: Q154871
   TITLE:      Determining If Your Product Is Eligible for No-Charge
               Technical Support

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Internet Information Server version 4.0.

This problem has been fixed in the Microsoft FrontPage 2000 Server Extensions.

MORE INFORMATION

The fix is to properly handle the Tocproto.htm file even when the Tocproto is missing.

Additional query words: IIS hotfix hot fix qfe quick engineering patch fpse

Keywords :
Version : WINDOWS:; winnt:4.0
Platform : WINDOWS winnt
Issue type : kbbug