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Q323756: Redirection Response Contains Garbage Characters with Long URL

Article: Q323756
Product(s): Internet Information Server
Version(s): 4.0,5.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbCOMIS kbWin2000sp3fix
Last Modified: 15-AUG-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Internet Information Server version 4.0 
- Microsoft Internet Information Services version 5.0 
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SYMPTOMS
========

Redirection responses may contain meaningless (or garbage) characters after you
apply the Internet Information Services (IIS) Security Rollup Patch (SRP). For
additional information about the IIS Security Rollup Patch, click the article
number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q319733 MS02-018: April 2002 Cumulative Patch for Internet Information
  Services

CAUSE
=====

This problem occurs because the string that is used for the redirect is
non-terminating.


RESOLUTION
==========

IIS 4.0:

A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to
correct the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to
computers that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the
fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and
information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

  http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

NOTE: In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls
may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific
update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to
additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific
update in question.

The English version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are
listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in
coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is
converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use
the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

  Date         Time   Version     Size     File name
  -----------------------------------------------------
  03-Jun-2002  21:47  4.2.777.1   214,544  Adsiis.dll       
  03-Jun-2002  21:47  4.2.777.1   330,672  Asp.dll          
  03-Jun-2002  21:47  4.2.777.1    34,384  Clusiis4.dll     
  03-Jun-2002  21:46  4.2.777.1    55,392  Httpodbc.dll     
  03-Jun-2002  21:47  4.2.777.1    98,912  Iischema.dll     
  03-Jun-2002  21:45  4.2.777.1    63,984  Iislog.dll       
  03-Jun-2002  21:45  4.2.777.1   185,792  Infocomm.dll     
  03-Jun-2002  21:45  4.2.777.1    29,520  Iscomlog.dll     
  03-Jun-2002  21:46  4.2.777.1    38,256  Ssinc.dll        
  03-Jun-2002  21:46  4.2.777.1    25,360  Sspifilt.dll     
  03-Jun-2002  21:46  4.2.777.1   231,104  W3svc.dll        
  03-Jun-2002  21:46  4.2.777.1    88,032  Wam.dll



IIS 5.0:

A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to
correct the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to
computers that are experiencing this specific problem. This fix may receive
additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem,
Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Microsoft Windows 2000 service
pack that contains this fix.

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 about support costs, visit the following Microsoft
Web site:

  http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

NOTE: In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls
may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific
update will resolve your problem. The typical support costs will apply to
additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific
update in question.

The English version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are
listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in
coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is
converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use
the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

The fix, Q323756_w2k_sp4_x86_en.exe, contains the following files:

  Date         Time   Version           Size     File name
  --------------------------------------------------------
  06-Jun-2002  14:13  5.0.2195.5592     333,072  Asp.dll
  06-Jun-2002  14:13  5.0.2195.3649     299,792  Fscfg.dll
  06-Jun-2002  14:13  5.0.2195.5255       8,464  Ftpctrs2.dll
  06-Jun-2002  14:13  5.0.2195.5255       6,416  Ftpmib.dll
  06-Jun-2002  14:13  5.0.2195.5255       9,488  Httpmib.dll
  06-Jun-2002  14:13  5.0.2195.5255      13,584  Infoadmn.dll
  06-Jun-2002  14:13  5.0.2195.5255     246,032  Infocomm.dll
  06-Jun-2002  14:13  5.0.2195.5810      62,736  Isatq.dll
  19-Apr-2002  20:45  5.2.2.2             3,584  Spmsg.dll
  19-Apr-2002  20:46  5.2.2.2            44,032  Spuninst.exe
  13-Jun-2001  01:05  5.0.2195.3727       3,856  Svcpack1.dll
  06-Jun-2002  14:13  5.0.2195.5255       7,440  W3ctrs.dll
  06-Jun-2002  14:13  5.0.2195.5871     348,944  W3svc.dll
  01-Apr-2002  21:46                      4,092  Eula.txt
  19-Apr-2002  20:46  5.2.2.2            10,240  Spcustom.dll
  19-Apr-2002  20:46  5.2.2.2           270,336  Update.exe
  06-Jun-2002  14:17                     37,400  Update.inf
  06-Jun-2002  14:17                        699  Update.ver 



STATUS
======

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that
are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in
Windows 2000 Service Pack 3.

MORE INFORMATION
================

For additional information about how to obtain a hotfix for Windows 2000
Datacenter Server, click the article number below to view the article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q265173 Datacenter Program and Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Product

For additional information about how to install multiple hotfixes with only one
reboot, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  Q296861 Use QChain.exe to Install Multiple Hotfixes with One Reboot

Additional query words: kbIISCom

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Keywords          : kbCOMIS kbWin2000sp3fix 
Technology        : kbiisSearch kbiis500 kbiis400
Version           : :4.0,5.0
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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