Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0

Internet Information Services (IIS) is the Microsoft Web server. As connectivity to the Internet and between organizations and individuals increases, Web-based applications and services have become the preferred way of sharing data and interacting with customers and partners. Internet Information Services is, therefore, an important part of the application support services offered by Windows Server 2003. This section covers the new architecture and features of IIS 6.0 (which is included with Windows Server 2003) and discusses how developers can take advantage of them.

IIS Architecture

IIS 6.0 has been completely rearchitected to be faster, to be more reliable, and to provide administrators and application ...

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