DOCUMENT:Q233335 TITLE :Page Contents Visible When Certain Characters are at End of URL PRODUCT :IIS PROD/VER:4.0 OPER/SYS:WINDOWS NT KEYWORD :prodiis4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Internet Information Server versions 3.0, 4.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== If certain characters are present at the end of a URL, the contents of the page pointed to by the URL are returned to the browser. If the URL points to an ASP page, the contents of the ASP script file are returned to the browser instead of the processed results of the ASP page. This problem occurs on Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Pan Chinese, Japanese, and Korean versions of IIS 4.0 and the English version of IIS 4.0 if a Far East language pack is installed and set as the system default locale from the Regional Settings in Control panel. RESOLUTION ========== Internet Information Server 4.0 ------------------------------- A supported fix that corrects this problem is now available from Microsoft, but it has not been fully regression tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. If you are not severely affected by this specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Windows NT 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 on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web: http://support.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/default.asp The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later: Date Time Version Size File name Platform -------------------------------------------------------------- 05/25/99 04:23p 328,512 asp.dll x86 05/25/99 04:21p 43,456 coadmin.dll x86 05/25/99 04:23p 11,168 ftpctrs2.dll x86 05/25/99 04:23p 81,888 ftpsvc2.dll x86 05/25/99 03:34p 11,396 httpext.h x86 05/26/99 06:09p 5,380 iis_hotfix.htm x86 05/25/99 04:22p 17,424 iisadmin.dll x86 05/25/99 04:21p 62,960 iislog.dll x86 05/25/99 04:21p 16,848 infoadmn.dll x86 05/25/99 04:21p 184,720 infocomm.dll x86 05/25/99 04:21p 29,520 iscomlog.dll x86 05/25/99 04:22p 11,248 iwrps.dll x86 05/25/99 04:21p 71,232 metadata.dll x86 05/25/99 04:22p 51,296 nsepm.dll x86 09/17/98 07:26p 992 rmiisupd.cmd x86 05/25/99 04:22p 14,752 w3ctrs.dll x86 05/25/99 04:22p 227,936 w3svc.dll x86 05/25/99 04:22p 87,504 wam.dll x86 05/25/99 07:21p 549,136 asp.dll Alpha 05/25/99 07:19p 77,072 coadmin.dll Alpha 05/25/99 07:20p 17,168 ftpctrs2.dll Alpha 05/25/99 07:20p 126,736 ftpsvc2.dll Alpha 05/25/99 06:34p 11,396 httpext.h Alpha 05/26/99 09:00p 5,380 iis_hotfix.htm Alpha 05/25/99 07:20p 28,432 iisadmin.dll Alpha 05/25/99 07:19p 112,400 iislog.dll Alpha 05/25/99 07:19p 25,872 infoadmn.dll Alpha 05/25/99 07:19p 303,376 infocomm.dll Alpha 05/25/99 07:19p 45,840 iscomlog.dll Alpha 05/25/99 07:20p 16,656 iwrps.dll Alpha 05/25/99 07:19p 131,856 metadata.dll Alpha 05/25/99 07:19p 87,824 nsepm.dll Alpha 01/25/99 09:43p 992 rmiisupd.cmd Alpha 05/25/99 07:20p 21,264 w3ctrs.dll Alpha 05/25/99 07:20p 382,224 w3svc.dll Alpha 05/25/99 07:19p 149,264 wam.dll Alpha This hotfix has been posted to the following Internet location as Fesrc4i.exe (x86) and Fesrc4a.exe (Alpha) for IIS 4.0 and Fesrc3i.exe (x86) and Fesrc3a.exe (Alpha) for IIS 3.0: NOTE: The IIS 4.0 fixes were updated on August 18, 1999. - English ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/iis/iis-public/fixes/usa/security/fesrc-fix/ - German ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/iis/iis-public/fixes/ger/security/fesrc-fix/ - Japanese ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/iis/iis-public/fixes/jpn/security/fesrc-fix - Korean ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/iis/iis-public/fixes/kor/security/fesrc-fix/ - Simplified Chinese ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/iis/iis-public/fixes/chs/security/fesrc-fix/ - Traditional Chinese ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/iis/iis-public/fixes/cht/security/fesrc-fix/ 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 Internet Information Server 3.0 ------------------------------- A supported fix that corrects this problem is now available from Microsoft, but it has not been fully regression tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. If you are not severely affected by this specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Windows NT 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 on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web: http://support.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/default.asp The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later: Date Time Version Size File name Platform ------------------------------------------------------------- 05/26/99 06:42p 130,320 Infocomm.dll x86 05/26/99 06:41p 222,992 Infocomm.dll Alpha This hotfix has been posted to the following Internet location as Fesrci.exe (x86) and Fesrca.exe (Alpha) for IIS 4.0 and Fesrc3i.exe (x86) and Fesrc3a.exe (Alpha) for IIS 3.0: NOTE: The IIS 3.0 version requires Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 5. - English ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/iis/iis-public/fixes/usa/security/fesrc-fix/ - Japanese ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/iis/iis-public/fixes/jpn/security/fesrc-fix - Korean ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/iis/iis-public/fixes/kor/security/fesrc-fix/ - Pan-Chinese ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/iis/iis-public/fixes/chp/security/fesrc-fix/ - Simplified Chinese ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/iis/iis-public/fixes/chs/security/fesrc-fix/ - Traditional Chinese ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/iis/iis-public/fixes/cht/security/fesrc-fix/ 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 Internet Information Server 3.0 and 4.0. Additional query words: iisscript asp ============================================================================ THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. 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