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Q260384: Site Server Express Fails on WHOIS Resolution

Article: Q260384
Product(s): Internet Information Server
Version(s): 2.0,3.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbDSupport
Last Modified: 18-NOV-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Site Server Express, versions 2.0, 3.0, on platform(s):
   - Microsoft Windows NT version 4.0 Option Pack 
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SYMPTOMS
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WHOIS lookups in Microsoft Site Server Express 2.0 or Microsoft Site Server
Express 3.0 Usage Import may fail after November 30, 1999.

When you perform WHOIS queries, you may receive one of the following errors:

  Run-time error '5':
  Invalid procedure call or argument

-or-

  Title: Microsoft Site Server Analysis

  Whois did not return any results. Please check that the local domain of your
  DNS server is specified correctly under options, IP servers. After importing
  data, IP resolution should be performed before performing whois.
  It took 23 seconds.

CAUSE
=====

InterNIC changed the WHOIS servers from whois.internic.net to
whois.networksolutions.com. Because UIMPORT.exe is hard coded to look
specifically at whois.internic.net, most WHOIS lookups fail as of November 30,
1999.

RESOLUTION
==========

To resolve this problem, apply the hotfix that is mentioned in the following
Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

  Q249388 Err Msg: Runtime Error '-2147352560(80020010)':Automation Error

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Site Server Express
2.0 and 3.0.

Additional query words: ss3 ssp3 sse3 sse2 sp6a sp6 winnt windows 2000 win2k

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Keywords          : kbDSupport 
Technology        : kbSiteServSearch kbAudDeveloper
Version           : :2.0,3.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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