Article ID: 317310 - Last Review: June 23, 2005 - Revision: 2.2

INFO: Posting Acceptor Availability and Support Options

View products that this article applies to.
This article was previously published under Q317310
We strongly recommend that all users upgrade to Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) version 6.0 running on Microsoft Windows Server 2003. IIS 6.0 significantly increases Web infrastructure security. For more information about IIS security-related topics, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/prodtech/IIS.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/prodtech/IIS.mspx)
Expand all | Collapse all

SUMMARY

The file upload technology known as the Posting Acceptor is no longer available. Support of the Posting Acceptor is limited to best effort only.

MORE INFORMATION

As of January 2001, no shipping method exists for the Posting Acceptor. The Posting Acceptor has been retired as a product. It is no longer available as a download through the Internet, nor is it included in any current product.

Users who require a file upload technology can use one of the following:
  • ASP.NET File Upload Control: Microsoft recommends this technology. The ASP.NET File Upload Control is based on the latest .NET technologies, and uses either Microsoft Visual Basic .NET or Microsoft Visual C# .NET.
  • Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV): WebDAV is based on industry standards, and allows users to upload and view files remotely.
  • FrontPage Server Extensions: FrontPage Server Extensions have long been used as an upload method for updating Web sites, and are available for Internet Information Server (IIS) versions 4.0 and later.
  • Third-party upload control: Many file upload utilities are available. You can use a search engine to find a list of options.
APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Site Server Express 7.0
  • Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0
  • Microsoft Site Server 3.0 Standard Edition
Back to the top
Keywords: 
kbinfo KB317310
 

Get Help Now

Contact a support professional by E-mail, Online, or Phone

Article Translations