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> 1. How can you test if URLSCAN is working?
> 2. When is a new dated log file created? It appears to be created only

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> the IIS server is restarted.
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> The reason I am asking is my log file most recent date is 11172003.
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> BG,
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> Benard is right on, if there haven't been any requests rejected by URLScan
> during that day then it won't create a log for that day. However if the

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> services are restarted the filter will re-initialize create a log
> populating it with the current config info.
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> Be aware there is PerDayLogging setting in the INI that will append
> everything into a single logfile, but this has to be modified from the
> default.
>
> - PerDayLogging=1 By default, this option is set to 1. If this value is
> set to 1, URLScan creates a new log file each day. Each log file is
> named Urlscan.<MMDDYY>.log, where <MMDDYY> is the date of the log file.
> If this value is set to 0, all logging is saved in the same file,
> regardless of the date.
>
> 326444 HOW TO: Configure the URLScan Tool
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=326444
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> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no

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> Thanks!
> ~Andrew Davis
> Microsoft PSS Security
>
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> | From: "Bernard" <qbernard@hotmail.com>
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> | 1) Try to access your site with .exe type of request,
> | by default this extension is blocked and it will be logged in urlscan
> | logfile.
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> | 2) yes. and it will create a new log for the day if there's a request

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> | has
> | been blocked.
> |
> | --
> | Regards,
> | Bernard Cheah
> | http://support.microsoft.com/
> | Please respond to newsgroups only ...
> |
> |
> |
> | "BG" <bg2@uasystem.ua.edu> wrote in message
> | news:OJEXMpquDHA.2244@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> | > 1. How can you test if URLSCAN is working?
> | > 2. When is a new dated log file created? It appears to be created

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> | when
> | > the IIS server is restarted.
> | >
> | > The reason I am asking is my log file most recent date is 11172003.
> | >
> | >
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