Microsoft KB Archive/328132

= IIS: MMC Permits Too Many Characters for FTP Welcome Message =

Article ID: 328132

Article Last Modified on 11/21/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Internet Information Services 5.1
 * Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0
 * Microsoft Internet Information Services 5.0

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This article was previously published under Q328132



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 you connect to a Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) or Internet Information Services (IIS) computer that is running the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Publishing Service that is configured with a Welcome message, only part of the message is displayed.



CAUSE
The FTP Publishing Service sends a maximum of 1,023 characters of the Welcome message to the client.



WORKAROUND
Limit the Welcome message to 1,023 characters or less.



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



MORE INFORMATION
For more information about how to create an FTP Welcome message, see the &quot;Setting FTP Messages and Directory Output Style&quot; topic in the IIS 5.0 online documentation. If you have the IIS 5.0 documentation installed, you can view this topic by using Microsoft Internet Explorer on the Web server and opening the following address:

http://localhost/iisHelp/

Additional query words: iis 5 greeting FTPSVC

Keywords: kbbug kbpending KB328132

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