DOCUMENT:Q280426  22-AUG-2001  [iis]
TITLE   :Cannot Put a File with a Name That Ends with "ABOR"
PRODUCT :Internet Information Server
PROD/VER::4.0,5.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbenv

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0 
 - Microsoft Internet Information Services version 5.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you use FTP to transfer a file to an Internet Information Server or
Internet Information Services server, the put does not work if the file name
meets all of the following conditions:

 - The file name uses all uppercase letters.

 - The file name contains the string "ABOR".

 - The file name has no extension.

The FTP server sees such a file name as an FTP "abor" command and responds with
"Quit." This issue occurs with with Microsoft Windows NT 4.0-based computers as
the FTP client to Internet Information Server or Internet Information Services.

WORKAROUND
==========

To work around the problem, rename the file or do not send all uppercase
letters.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article.


Additional query words: iis capital caps

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Keywords          : kbenv 
Technology        : kbiisSearch kbiis500 kbiis400
Version           : :4.0,5.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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