Readme.txt

In certain cases when a URL is requested using the short file name, it 
is possible that configuration properties specified in the metabase for 
Microsoft Internet Information Server version 4.0 may not be applied as 
expected.  For more information please read the Q179148.txt article in 
this directory, or see the Microsoft Knowledge Base at the Microsoft 
Product Support Services Web site (http://www.microsoft.com/support).

The fix is contained in the following files:

8d3fix_a.exe for Alpha platforms
8d3fix_i.exe for i386 platforms

To install the fix please follow the steps below:

 -----This fix is to be applied to Internet Information Server versions 4.0 only---------

1) Download the appropriate file to the server.
2) Run the executable file to install the fix.  You will need to restart
the server to complete the installation.
3) The behaviors described in Q179148.txt should no longer exist. If the 
behaviors do persist, contact Microsoft Product Support Services.