Has anybody been able to get the ISAPI  IS2WCGI.DLL to run on XP-SP2?   I'm
sure that there are some security settings that have to be changed but I
can't figure out which ones they are. It ran fine before SP2, but now with
the tighter SP2 security IIS-5.1 starts to load the page but then the OS
stops it from returning the html output.

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I do not think that XPSP2 is preventing IS2WCGI.DLL to run.  Based on its
description (I wish I can look at the source code from somewhere), it sounds
like it is a simple ISAPI DLL that is calling CreateProcess to execute some
other EXE, which does the real work.  Lots of "Simple ISAPI DLLs" definitely
continue to work on XPSP2.

Thus, it is far more likely for the EXE to be failing on XPSP2 due to
security changes (it's doing the "real work", after all) than IS2WCGI.DLL
since IS2WCGI.DLL is a simple wrapper.  You need to find support for the
wrapped EXE.

FYI: All recent IIS versions are perfectly able to run the CGI EXE
directly -- there is no need to "shim" the CGI via a wrapper ISAPI -- so you
may be able to run clogin.exe directly.  If it doesn't work, obviously
IS2WCGI is not necessarily "the problem".

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//David
IIS
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
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"Phil Borod" <miamipab1@(nospam)aol.com> wrote in message
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Has anybody been able to get the ISAPI  IS2WCGI.DLL to run on XP-SP2?   I'm
sure that there are some security settings that have to be changed but I
can't figure out which ones they are. It ran fine before SP2, but now with
the tighter SP2 security IIS-5.1 starts to load the page but then the OS
stops it from returning the html output.

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David,
Appreciate your patience and perseverance.  I believe you are 100% right
about this. The IS2WCGI.DLL is exactly as you describe it... a helper to set
things up so that the legacy exe I compile can access the cgi stdin/stdout
files, something the exe doesn't know how to do on its own.
Since this all worked fine pre-SP2, I think I just need to know what
security setting to change to allow it to work in SP2. Sounds like you could
tell me that if you could see the source code. I believe I can convince the
vendor to send it to me. You can email me privately at
a_v_p_a_b_AT_bellsouth.n_e_t (remove_'s) to let me know the best way to get
the source code to you.
Phil
"David Wang [Msft]" <someone@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I do not think that XPSP2 is preventing IS2WCGI.DLL to run.  Based on its
> description (I wish I can look at the source code from somewhere), it
> sounds
> like it is a simple ISAPI DLL that is calling CreateProcess to execute
> some
> other EXE, which does the real work.  Lots of "Simple ISAPI DLLs"
> definitely
> continue to work on XPSP2.
>
> Thus, it is far more likely for the EXE to be failing on XPSP2 due to
> security changes (it's doing the "real work", after all) than IS2WCGI.DLL
> since IS2WCGI.DLL is a simple wrapper.  You need to find support for the
> wrapped EXE.
>
> FYI: All recent IIS versions are perfectly able to run the CGI EXE
> directly -- there is no need to "shim" the CGI via a wrapper ISAPI -- so
> you
> may be able to run clogin.exe directly.  If it doesn't work, obviously
> IS2WCGI is not necessarily "the problem".
>
> --
> //David
> IIS
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
> //
> "Phil Borod" <miamipab1@(nospam)aol.com> wrote in message
> news:eVs%23VszlEHA.712@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Has anybody been able to get the ISAPI  IS2WCGI.DLL to run on XP-SP2?
> I'm
> sure that there are some security settings that have to be changed but I
> can't figure out which ones they are. It ran fine before SP2, but now with
> the tighter SP2 security IIS-5.1 starts to load the page but then the OS
> stops it from returning the html output.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

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David,
Your comments have been reviewed by the vendor and we're now receiving
their support. They've sent me the DLL source code which you wanted to take
a look at, but I'm not sure how to get it to you.  Also these
amplifications:
- The apps do NOT use STDIN/STDOUT.  They are WIN-CGI apps, not Standard
CGI.  Win-CGI apps use an INI file created by the server to get the CGI
data.  NOT StdIn/StdOut  IS2WCGI.DLL translates the data between the Server
and the INI file.  I guess it actually creates the ini file from data it
retrieves from the server.
- The apps using the WIN-CGI protocol are 16-bit exe's.  Maybe there is
some new restriction for 32 bit only?
Thanks for your support.  It looks like we are on the road to resolving
this one.
Phil

"David Wang [Msft]" <someone@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:ObZdwU6lEHA.2968@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>I do not think that XPSP2 is preventing IS2WCGI.DLL to run.  Based on its
> description (I wish I can look at the source code from somewhere), it
> sounds
> like it is a simple ISAPI DLL that is calling CreateProcess to execute
> some
> other EXE, which does the real work.  Lots of "Simple ISAPI DLLs"
> definitely
> continue to work on XPSP2.
>
> Thus, it is far more likely for the EXE to be failing on XPSP2 due to
> security changes (it's doing the "real work", after all) than IS2WCGI.DLL
> since IS2WCGI.DLL is a simple wrapper.  You need to find support for the
> wrapped EXE.
>
> FYI: All recent IIS versions are perfectly able to run the CGI EXE
> directly -- there is no need to "shim" the CGI via a wrapper ISAPI -- so
> you
> may be able to run clogin.exe directly.  If it doesn't work, obviously
> IS2WCGI is not necessarily "the problem".
>
> --
> //David
> IIS
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
> //
> "Phil Borod" <miamipab1@(nospam)aol.com> wrote in message
> news:eVs%23VszlEHA.712@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Has anybody been able to get the ISAPI  IS2WCGI.DLL to run on XP-SP2?
> I'm
> sure that there are some security settings that have to be changed but I
> can't figure out which ones they are. It ran fine before SP2, but now with
> the tighter SP2 security IIS-5.1 starts to load the page but then the OS
> stops it from returning the html output.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

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David,
I've got the source code, just not sure how to get it to you. Thanks in
advance for your support.
Phil

"David Wang [Msft]" <someone@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I do not think that XPSP2 is preventing IS2WCGI.DLL to run.  Based on its
> description (I wish I can look at the source code from somewhere)

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