IIS FTP Logs Write SIZE Requests as GET Requests with Zero Bytes Sent

ID: Q239594

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Internet Information Services version 5.0

SYMPTOMS

A SIZE command (a query command) issued by an FTP client is logged by Internet Information Services (IIS) as a file GET request with zero bytes transmitted. Tools that examine logs may find these zero-byte entries as failed file transmissions.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Internet Information Services version 5.0.

Additional query words: iis

Keywords :
Version : winnt:5.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug