DOCUMENT:Q323756 15-AUG-2002 [iis] TITLE :Redirection Response Contains Garbage Characters with Long URL PRODUCT :Internet Information Server PROD/VER::4.0,5.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbCOMIS kbWin2000sp3fix ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Internet Information Server version 4.0 - Microsoft Internet Information Services version 5.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ====================================================================== Keywords : kbCOMIS kbWin2000sp3fix Technology : kbiisSearch kbiis500 kbiis400 Version : :4.0,5.0 Hardware : x86 Issue type : kbbug Solution Type : kbfix ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. 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