CRS: CRS Modify Files if FastMode Used & TransactionMethod=No

ID: Q179281

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Commercial Internet System version 1.0 - Content Replication System
Microsoft Site Server version 2.0 - Content Replication System

SYMPTOMS

When you use Content Replication System (CRS) in fast mode with TransactionMethod off, some destination files are not identical to the source files. If you use XCOPY or Windows NT Explorer to copy the files, they are copied correctly.

WORKAROUND

Use frame mode and turn TransactionMethod on.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Commercial Internet Server version 1.0 and Site Server version 2.0. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Site Server 2.0 Service Pack 1. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

   S E R V P A C K

Additional query words: crs

Keywords          : kbother kbbug1.00 kbbug2.00 
Version           : WINNT:1.0,2.0
Platform          : winnt
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

Last Reviewed: April 17, 1998