URL Rewrite / WebDAV extensions update

Discussion in 'Windows / IIS' started by heathenstorm, Nov 18, 2008.

  1. While developing my site I have noticed a bug in the IIS 7 URL Rewrite module involving the cacheing of query string parameters.

    How to repeat:
    Access a URL via a Rewrite rule, appending a query string.

    i.e. http://test.testsite.com/page.aspx?q=123&p=456
    Rewrite Rule maps to http://www.testsite.com/test/page.aspx?q=123&p=456

    Then call the same URL without a query string, i.e. http://test.testsite.com/page.aspx
    More often than not, the previous result from http://www.testsite.com/test/page.aspx?q=123&p=456 is returned to the client. This is incorrect and could compromise data.

    A workaround is to replace the Rewrite rule with a Redirect rule, which will force the Client Browser to manually visit http://www.testsite.com/test/page.aspx in both cases, appending the query string only in the first instance.


    I can provide a formal test example if required, but this bug has already been acknowledged by the developers, and a fix is included in the latest Release To Web, which came out on the 10th November.

    This RTW version is available at:
    www.iis.net/extensions/URLRewrite

    Is there a roadmap for updating the DiscountASP IIS 7 package with this latest version?


    Also, while researching this issue, I notice that a separate WebDAV extension is available. Are there any plans to update the IIS 7 package with this extension? In a previous forum post it was hinted that this will not be looked into until Q4, so has there been any progress?

    Regards,
    Daryl.
     

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