Q239594: IIS FTP Logs Write SIZE Requests as GET Requests with Zero Bytes

Article: Q239594
Product(s): Internet Information Server
Version(s): winnt:5.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 04-FEB-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Internet Information Services version 5.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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A SIZE command (a query command) issued by an FTP client is logged by Internet
Information Services (IIS) as a file GET request with zero bytes transmitted.
Tools that examine logs may find these zero-byte entries as failed file
transmissions.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Internet Information
Services version 5.0.

Additional query words: iis

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbiisSearch kbiis500
Version           : winnt:5.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

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