You cannot specify a path statement that ends in a wildcard character when you create a Web publishing rule in ISA Server 2004

When you create a Web publishing rule in Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2004, you cannot specify a path statement if the following conditions are true:

• The path statement ends in a wildcard character (*).
• There is no forward slash before the wildcard character.

For example, the following path statement does not work:

This problem occurs because ISA Server 2004 lets you use a wildcard character in a path statement only if the wildcard character is preceded by a forward slash. For example, the following path statement works in ISA Server 2004: This path statement refers to the folder and to all the subfolders and files that this folder contains.

Service pack information

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2004. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Hotfix Information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

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Prerequisites

If you are running ISA Server 2004 Standard Edition, you must have Service Pack 1 (SP1) installed. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Restart requirement

You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File Information

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

ISA Server 2004 Standard Edition

ISA Server 2004 Enterprise Edition

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section. This problem was first corrected in Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2004 Service Pack 2.

In Microsoft ISA Server 2000, you can use the wildcard character in the way that it is used in the example in the "Symptoms" section. For example, the path statement folder* can indicate all the following paths in ISA Server 2000:

• foldere/
• folder/
• folder1.htm

For more information about how to install ISA Server 2004 hotfixes and updates, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: For more information about the terms that are used in this article, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: