"dm4714" <spam@spam.net> wrote in message
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> Hello - we have an ecommerce application that needs to come down for
> maintenance.  The application is normally only accessed via
> http://www.mydomain.com/virtualdir/aspfile.asp.
>
> I'm using W2K Advanced Server/SP4.
>
> I would like to create a generic HTML page that can easily be put on the
> IIS server to redirect all users that access any files on this domain to
> my maintenance page.
>
> Originally, I thought I could create a directory called "maint" or
> whatever from root and from the "Directory" tab within IIS Manager, change
> the URL to redirect to a specific page and set the checkbox (directory
> below current or whatever).   This appears to work, as long as no
> virtualdirector or specific ASP file is referenced at the end of the URL.
>
> Does anyone know the best way to handle this without making a bunch of
> permanent changes?  My site will be down about 6 hours and I need a
> maintenance page to display during this period.
>
> BTW, I do have other banking sites that have their own logon/password form
> on their site.  Their sites <FORM> action attribute points to my server.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
>

"Jason Brown [MSFT]" <i-brj***@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Depends what you mean by the site being down - will the IIS box itself be
> down altogether, or are you just making a bunch of changes the content
> files?
>
> it's possible to have a secondary site on the same box which takes over
> from the first when you stop the first one, or you can swap out for
> another box, or some network infrastructures can fail over if your web
> server is out and deliver a 'sorry' page. there are even ways this can be
> done in ASP or ASP.NET. depends what you want
>
>
> --
> Jason Brown
> Microsoft GTSC, IIS
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
>
> "dm4714" <spam@spam.net> wrote in message
> news:%239XWWguHFHA.2740@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> Hello - we have an ecommerce application that needs to come down for
>> maintenance.  The application is normally only accessed via
>> http://www.mydomain.com/virtualdir/aspfile.asp.
>>
>> I'm using W2K Advanced Server/SP4.
>>
>> I would like to create a generic HTML page that can easily be put on the
>> IIS server to redirect all users that access any files on this domain to
>> my maintenance page.
>>
>> Originally, I thought I could create a directory called "maint" or
>> whatever from root and from the "Directory" tab within IIS Manager,
>> change the URL to redirect to a specific page and set the checkbox
>> (directory below current or whatever).   This appears to work, as long as
>> no virtualdirector or specific ASP file is referenced at the end of the
>> URL.
>>
>> Does anyone know the best way to handle this without making a bunch of
>> permanent changes?  My site will be down about 6 hours and I need a
>> maintenance page to display during this period.
>>
>> BTW, I do have other banking sites that have their own logon/password
>> form on their site.  Their sites <FORM> action attribute points to my
>> server.
>>
>> Any help would be appreciated.
>>
>>
>
>

"dm4714" <spam@spam.net> wrote in message
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> The host system (mainframe) will be down.  So IIS will still be up.
>
> The site uses only https for access.
>
> I'm not sure by creating another site.  I cannot change IP or anything and
> I'm using certificates.
>
>
> "Jason Brown [MSFT]" <i-brj***@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:OtBkyluHFHA.3072@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> Depends what you mean by the site being down - will the IIS box itself be
>> down altogether, or are you just making a bunch of changes the content
>> files?
>>
>> it's possible to have a secondary site on the same box which takes over
>> from the first when you stop the first one, or you can swap out for
>> another box, or some network infrastructures can fail over if your web
>> server is out and deliver a 'sorry' page. there are even ways this can be
>> done in ASP or ASP.NET. depends what you want
>>
>>
>> --
>> Jason Brown
>> Microsoft GTSC, IIS
>>
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights.
>>
>> "dm4714" <spam@spam.net> wrote in message
>> news:%239XWWguHFHA.2740@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>> Hello - we have an ecommerce application that needs to come down for
>>> maintenance.  The application is normally only accessed via
>>> http://www.mydomain.com/virtualdir/aspfile.asp.
>>>
>>> I'm using W2K Advanced Server/SP4.
>>>
>>> I would like to create a generic HTML page that can easily be put on the
>>> IIS server to redirect all users that access any files on this domain to
>>> my maintenance page.
>>>
>>> Originally, I thought I could create a directory called "maint" or
>>> whatever from root and from the "Directory" tab within IIS Manager,
>>> change the URL to redirect to a specific page and set the checkbox
>>> (directory below current or whatever).   This appears to work, as long
>>> as no virtualdirector or specific ASP file is referenced at the end of
>>> the URL.
>>>
>>> Does anyone know the best way to handle this without making a bunch of
>>> permanent changes?  My site will be down about 6 hours and I need a
>>> maintenance page to display during this period.
>>>
>>> BTW, I do have other banking sites that have their own logon/password
>>> form on their site.  Their sites <FORM> action attribute points to my
>>> server.
>>>
>>> Any help would be appreciated.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

>I would like to create a generic HTML page that can easily be put on the IIS
>server to redirect all users that access any files on this domain to my
>maintenance page.
>
>Originally, I thought I could create a directory called "maint" or whatever
>from root and from the "Directory" tab within IIS Manager, change the URL to
>redirect to a specific page and set the checkbox (directory below current or
>whatever).   This appears to work, as long as no virtualdirector or specific
>ASP file is referenced at the end of the URL.
>
>Does anyone know the best way to handle this without making a bunch of
>permanent changes?  My site will be down about 6 hours and I need a
>maintenance page to display during this period.
>
>BTW, I do have other banking sites that have their own logon/password form
>on their site.  Their sites <FORM> action attribute points to my server.
>
>Any help would be appreciated.
>

> Hello - we have an ecommerce application that needs to come down for
> maintenance.  The application is normally only accessed via
> http://www.mydomain.com/virtualdir/aspfile.asp.
>
> I'm using W2K Advanced Server/SP4.
>
> I would like to create a generic HTML page that can easily be put on the
IIS
> server to redirect all users that access any files on this domain to my
> maintenance page.
>
> Originally, I thought I could create a directory called "maint" or
whatever
> from root and from the "Directory" tab within IIS Manager, change the
URL to
> redirect to a specific page and set the checkbox (directory below
current or
> whatever).   This appears to work, as long as no virtualdirector or
specific
> ASP file is referenced at the end of the URL.
>
> Does anyone know the best way to handle this without making a bunch of
> permanent changes?  My site will be down about 6 hours and I need a
> maintenance page to display during this period.
>
> BTW, I do have other banking sites that have their own logon/password
form
> on their site.  Their sites <FORM> action attribute points to my server.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.

Gazing into my crystal ball I observed "dm4714" <spam@spam.net> writing
in news:#9XWWguHFHA.2740@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl:

> Hello - we have an ecommerce application that needs to come down for
> maintenance.  The application is normally only accessed via
> http://www.mydomain.com/virtualdir/aspfile.asp.
>
> I'm using W2K Advanced Server/SP4.
>
> I would like to create a generic HTML page that can easily be put on
> the IIS server to redirect all users that access any files on this
> domain to my maintenance page.
>
> Originally, I thought I could create a directory called "maint" or
> whatever from root and from the "Directory" tab within IIS Manager,
> change the URL to redirect to a specific page and set the checkbox
> (directory below current or whatever).   This appears to work, as long
> as no virtualdirector or specific ASP file is referenced at the end of
> the URL.
>
> Does anyone know the best way to handle this without making a bunch of
> permanent changes?  My site will be down about 6 hours and I need a
> maintenance page to display during this period.
>
> BTW, I do have other banking sites that have their own logon/password
> form on their site.  Their sites <FORM> action attribute points to my
> server.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
>
>

"Adrienne" <arbpen2***@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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> Gazing into my crystal ball I observed "dm4714" <spam@spam.net> writing
> in news:#9XWWguHFHA.2740@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl:
>
>> Hello - we have an ecommerce application that needs to come down for
>> maintenance.  The application is normally only accessed via
>> http://www.mydomain.com/virtualdir/aspfile.asp.
>>
>> I'm using W2K Advanced Server/SP4.
>>
>> I would like to create a generic HTML page that can easily be put on
>> the IIS server to redirect all users that access any files on this
>> domain to my maintenance page.
>>
>> Originally, I thought I could create a directory called "maint" or
>> whatever from root and from the "Directory" tab within IIS Manager,
>> change the URL to redirect to a specific page and set the checkbox
>> (directory below current or whatever).   This appears to work, as long
>> as no virtualdirector or specific ASP file is referenced at the end of
>> the URL.
>>
>> Does anyone know the best way to handle this without making a bunch of
>> permanent changes?  My site will be down about 6 hours and I need a
>> maintenance page to display during this period.
>>
>> BTW, I do have other banking sites that have their own logon/password
>> form on their site.  Their sites <FORM> action attribute points to my
>> server.
>>
>> Any help would be appreciated.
>>
>>
>>
>
> If you have a common include file in all your documents, it's pretty
> simple.  Create a maintenance.html and offline.asp .  In offline.asp just:
>
> <% dim offline
>   dim redirect
>
>   offline = false
>   redirect = "maintenance.html"
>
>   if offline = true then
>    response.redirct redirect
>   end if
> %>
>
> Then just add <!-- #include file="offline.asp"--> in the include file that
> is common to all pages.
>
> --
> Adrienne Boswell
> http://www.cavalcade-of-coding.info
> Please respond to the group so others can share

> If you have a common include file in all your documents, it's pretty
> simple.  Create a maintenance.html and offline.asp .  In offline.asp
> just:
>
> <% dim offline
>    dim redirect
>
>    offline = false
>    redirect = "maintenance.html"
>
>    if offline = true then
>          response.redirct redirect
>    end if
> %>
>
> Then just add <!-- #include file="offline.asp"--> in the include file
> that is common to all pages.