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Friday, June 13, 2008

Developments in the world of server technology

Working with IIS 7.0 can be really frustrating if you are moving up code from IIS 6.0 servers. The chief complaint I have is Integrated Pipes mode vs. the default Classic Pipes mode.

IIS 7 is GREAT! - BUT, even with all my experience on IIS 5 and 6, the radical new view of IIS 7 makes even navigating to turn on a wild card isapi filter a chore. Both times that I have done it, I have had to re-"Google" it.

Where the IIS team failed developers.
Do a search on Google for URL Rewriting in IIS 7 (hell, I'll link you), and you will see hacks. So far the best way to rewrite I have found and keep Integrated Pipes is to develop your own module and link it all in the Application_BeginRequest() event (as of writing this, urlrewriter.net and urlrewriting.net both fail under integrated pipes).

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