Chris Crowe has posted an article about using Microsoft SMTPDiag. SMTPDiag issues DNS queries using both User Datagram Protocol (UDP) and Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) to validate that the queries will succeed. Read it at source: Microsoft SMTPDiag.
Microsoft has updated the guide for installing, configuring, managing, and maintaining Windows SharePoint Services. This version of the Administrator’s Guide includes updates about using Windows SharePoint Services with Microsoft SQL Server 2005 and Microsoft Windows Server R2. Download it at source: Download details: Windows SharePoint Services Administrator’s Guide.
Even needed to create multiple sites on Windows XP. It’s not supported by default and Microsoft, but there’s a couple of 3rd party solutions, which enables multiple sites on Windows XP. One of them is: http://www.hairy-spider.com/multisite.aspx firstServed – IIS Admin – Create multiple websites under windows XP Pro.
Microsoft has released a toolkit package with diagnostic tools for IIS. The IIS Diagnostics Toolkit is a compiled set of tools aimed at reducing the overall time to resolve problems with Internet Information Services (IIS) products. The IIS Diagnostics Toolkit is a combined release of popular tools used by today’s IIS users. These tools include tools aimed at resolving problems related to Secure Socket Layer (SSL) issues, permission or security problems, gathering data for your …
Chris Crowe has found some cool opensource ISAPI applications. Mod_Rewrite – URL Rewrite Mod Auth – IIS Authentication (Alternative Authentication) Both application are Opensource and FREE for private and commercial use. Read more at source: URL Rewriting and Alternative Authentication Methods.