Posting Acceptor Returns Server Error 500 When Invalid File Name Is Used

• Microsoft Site Server version 3.0
• Microsoft Commercial Internet System version 2.5

SYMPTOMS

The MCIS 2.5 HTML Mail Interface (HMI) uses Posting Acceptor to upload e-mail attachments. When an HMI user supplies an invalid file name for the e-mail attachment, Posting Acceptor returns an HTTP error code 500. Depending on the browser configuration, either the server error 500 message or the "friendly HTTP error message" supplied by the browser is displayed in the HMI user interface. This may confuse the HMI user because the error message does not include details for the error that occurred.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Site Server 3.0. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q219292 How to Obtain the Latest Site Server 3.0 Service Pack

STATUS

This problem was first corrected in Site Server 3.0 Service Pack 3.

MORE INFORMATION

The Posting Acceptor component (Cpshost.dll) has been updated to return the HTTP result code 200 followed by an error description if the HMI user supplies an invalid file name.

Additional query words: 500 HMI attachment posting acceptor

Keywords : SS3SP3Fix
Version : winnt:2.5,3.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug