Scott Forsyth's Blog
Postings on IIS, ASP.NET, SQL Server, Webfarms and general system admin.
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URL Rewrite – Protocol (http/https) in the Action
IIS URL Rewrite supports server variables for pretty much every part of the URL and http header. However, there is one commonly used server variable that isn’t readily available. That’s the protocol—HTTP or HTTPS.
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Reading a memory.dmp or other .dmp file
While the dreaded Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) occurs less frequently with newer versions of Windows than it did in years past, there are still times when the BSOD reveals itself.
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Last Day With OrcsWeb
It’s hard to believe that it’s been 10 years since my first day at OrcsWeb. Today is my last official day, but I’ll still be close by. I have a number of ties here, including being a customer through Vaasnet.
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Introducing Testing Domain - localtest.me
Save this URL, memorize it, write it on a sticky note, tweet it, tell your colleagues about it!
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Google and Geo-location, CNDs, DNS Load Balancing-Week 50
You can find this week’s video here.
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What’s new in IIS8, Perf, Indexing Service-Week 49
You can find this week’s video here.
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What’s New in IIS 8
With the beta release of Windows Server 8 today, Internet Information server (IIS) 8 is available to the public for testing and even production workload testing. Many system administrators have been anxious to kick the tires and to find out which features are coming.
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IIS FTP Troubleshooting-Week 48
You can find this week’s video here.
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FTP Firewall Settings, Active vs. Passive, and FTPS Explicit vs. Implicit-Week 47
You can find this week’s video here.
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Flush IIS HTTP and FTP Logs to Disk
Today I wanted to find a way to flush the IIS FTP logs on-demand. The logs for IIS FTP flush to disk every 6 minutes, and the HTTP logs every 1 minute (or 64kb). This can make troubleshooting difficult when you don’t receive immediate access to the latest log data.