Front Page error while updating from a form page

[rickmadar]

I am hoping someone can provide some information into a current problem
on a server I support. I have FrontPage extensions 2002 installed on a
IIS server. When a web user submits a response on a contact form using
the FP webbot, the following message is displayed in the browser
window:

FrontPage Error.
User: please report details to this site's webmaster.


Webmaster: please see the server's application event log for more
details.


The iis server application event log shows 2 errors:
MS Frontpage Server Extensions:
http://11.22.33.44/ - Error #20002 Message: Cannot open file
"contact.txt" for writing.

MS Frontpage Server Extensions:
(OS Error #5 Message: Access is denied.)

The strange things is that the information provided on the webform is
actually written in the file, contact.txt.

On perhaps a related note, I am having some issues outside of
Frontpage in getting a POST operation to work properly with a PHP
script. It seems like a flag for a security setting for a POST
operation is not enable completely or properly on the server. I have
the write file attribute enabled on the contact.txt file.

I decided to try passing info back to the server through a Frontpage
form and I am getting this result.

Any ideas? TIA!

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

The FP extensions, IUSER_Machinename account doesn't have permissions to create/write/open
contact.txt file. This file by default should be located within the _private folder.

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[rickmadar]

Thomas - Thanks for your quick response. I made the suggested
permission changes to IUSR_Machinename but I am now getting a HTTP 405
error: Resource not allowed. The browser url after the FP submit is:
http://11.22.33.44/webname/_vti_bin/shtml.dll/contact.htm

which gives a 405 error.

I googled 405 errors and it suggested I setup a script map for
extension .htm. I tried this setup and it didn't help. The IIS log
simply shows a 405 error on the POST request.

Any ideas?

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

Did you reboot the server?

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Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
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[slickrick]

Rebooted - no change occurred. Thomas - I appreciate your help. I think
this is associated with a server setup or permissions issue. As I
mentioned I have been trying to get a PHP script to POST properly and
it fails also. I have asked for help via a PHP forum and they helped me
diagnose the problem to it being specific to a POST function and IIS. I
got fustrated with that project so I thought I would go after trying to
get Frontpage operating properly. Its failing, but I'll keep trying.
Any other ideas?

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

What was your original issue?

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Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
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If you feel your current issue is a results of installing
a Service Pack or security update, please contact
Microsoft Product Support Services:
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If the problem can be shown to have been caused by a
security update, then there is usually no charge for the call.
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[slickrick]

Thomas - I guess this is what you mean by wanting details on the
original issue...

Thomas - Thanks for your quick response. I made the suggested
permission changes to IUSR_Machinename but I am now getting a HTTP 405
error: Resource not allowed. The browser url after the FP submit is:
http://11.22.33.44/webname/_vti_bin/shtml.dll/contact.htm

which gives a 405 error.


I googled 405 errors and it suggested I setup a script map for
extension .htm. I tried this setup and it didn't help. The IIS log
simply shows a 405 error on the POST request.


Any ideas?