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Q160570: Gopher Query Will Access Violate in Inetinfo.exe

Article: Q160570
Product(s): Internet Information Server
Version(s): Winnt:1.0,2.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kberrmsg
Last Modified: 08-MAY-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Internet Information Server versions 1.0, 2.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you issue the following gopher query to the server, the server will access
violate in Inetinfo.exe:

  gopher://<servername>/11 \..

CAUSE
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This is caused by an error in the Internet Information Server gopher code that
fails when there is no leading "/".


WORKAROUND
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Place a leading "/" in your URL:

  gopher://<servername>/11/ \..

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem with Microsoft Internet Information
Server versions 1.0 and 2.0. This problem was corrected in U.S. Service Pack 2.0
for Microsoft Windows NT. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query
on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

  S E R V P A C K

Additional query words: sp2

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Keywords          : kberrmsg 
Technology        : kbiisSearch kbiis200 kbiis100
Version           : Winnt:1.0,2.0
Hardware          : ALPHA x86
Issue type        : kbbug

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