Microsoft KB Archive/272286

= Redirection Variable Fails When You Use a POST Method =

Article ID: 272286

Article Last Modified on 6/23/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0

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This article was previously published under Q272286



We strongly recommend that all users upgrade to Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) version 6.0 running on Microsoft Windows Server 2003. IIS 6.0 significantly increases Web infrastructure security. For more information about IIS security-related topics, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/prodtech/IIS.mspx



SYMPTOMS
When trying to redirect a request to a URL through the Internet Information Server (IIS) Microsoft Management Console (MMC) Snap-in, if you use the *;! non-redirection variable and the POST method in an Active Server Pages (ASP) page, the browser stops responding (hangs) and eventually times-out.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, change the Form method from POST to GET.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: hang iis4 method post get

Keywords: kbbug kbpending KB272286

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