XFOR: MCIS 2.0 NNTP Logging Does Not Include Newsgroup Name for Read Articles

ID: q214552

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

NNTP logging format for MCIS 2.0 has changed since MCIS 1.0.

The News Server of MCIS 1.0 included the name of the newsgroups from which articles were read. In this way, it was possible to have statistics about the hit rate on a specific newsgroup.

In MCIS 2.0, this feature doesn't exist anymore. Only the fact that an article has been read and the article ID are logged in the logging file, but not the name of the respective newsgroup.


CAUSE

NNTP logging format for MCIS 2.0 has changed since MCIS 1.0.


RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0 or the individual fix. For information on obtaining the latest service pack, please go to:

For information on obtaining the individual fix, contact Microsoft Product Support Services. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:
http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/overview/overview.asp

NOTE: If this product was already installed on your computer when you purchased it from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and you need this fix, please call the Pay Per Incident number listed on the above Web site. If you contact Microsoft to obtain this fix, and if it is determined that you only require the fix you requested, no fee will be charged. However, if you request additional technical support, and if your no-charge technical support period has expired, or if you are not eligible for standard no-charge technical support, you may be charged a non-refundable fee.

For more information about eligibility for no-charge technical support, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q154871 Determining If You Are Eligible for No-Charge Technical Support


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Commercial Internet System version 2.0. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT version 4.0 Service Pack 5.


MORE INFORMATION

With the fix, when a user reads a newsgroup article, the logging file will contain the following entry:

Fields Values
CS_IP 187.58.96.87
CS_User user
Date 12/1/98
Time 14:37:37
Service_name NNTPSVC1
ServerName SERVER
Server_IP 134.56.87.11
time_taken 2814
Byts_rx 11
Byts_tx 513
Status/error_code 220
Win32_code 0
Op_or_command article
#1 field 6 arlQl#SH#GA.425@serve
#2 field microsoft.public.ins
#3 field

Additional query words: mcis hotfix hot fix qfe quick engineering patch 


Keywords          : Mcis2Sp2fix nt4sp5fix 
Version           : winnt:2.0
Platform          : winnt 
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: July 2, 1999