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Q215485: Discussion Web in FrontPage May Cause IIS to Stop Responding

Article: Q215485
Product(s): Internet Information Server
Version(s): WINDOWS:; winnt:4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 20-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Internet Information Server version 4.0 
- Microsoft FrontPage 98 for Windows 
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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/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

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


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

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbiisSearch kbFrontPageSearch kbiis400 _IKkbZNotKeyword4 kbFrontPage98Search kbZNotKeyword3
Version           : WINDOWS:; winnt:4.0
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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