Microsoft IIS 6.0 - Administrator s Pocket Consultant

William R. Stanek

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Copyright 2003 by William R. Stanek

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About the Author

William R. Stanek has 20 years of hands-on experience with advanced programming and development. He is a leading technology expert and an award- winning author. Over the years, his practical advice has helped millions of programmers, developers, and network engineers all over the world. He has written over two dozen computer books. Current or forthcoming books include Microsoft Windows XP Professional Administrator’s Pocket Consultant, Microsoft Windows 2000 Administrator’s Pocket Consultant 2nd Edition, and Microsoft Windows .NET Server and IIS 6.0 Administrator’s Pocket Consultant.

Mr. Stanek has been involved in the commercial Internet community since 1991. His core business and technology experience comes from over 11 years of military service. He has substantial experience in developing server technology, encryption, and Internet solutions. He has written many technical white papers and training courses on a wide variety of topics. He is widely sought after as a subject matter expert.

Mr. Stanek has an MS in Information Systems degree with distinction and a BS Computer Science degree magna cum laude. He is proud to have served in the Persian Gulf War as a combat crew member on an electronic warfare aircraft. He flew on numerous combat missions into Iraq and was awarded nine medals for his wartime service, including one of the United States of America’s highest flying honors, the Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross. Currently, he resides in the Pacific Northwest with his wife and children.

Acknowledgments

Writing Microsoft IIS 6.0 Administrator’s Pocket Consultant was a lot of fun— and a lot of work. As you’ll see, IIS 6.0 is very different from its predecessors, and that meant a lot of research to ensure the book was as accurate as it could be. It is gratifying to see techniques I’ve used time and again to solve problems put into a printed book so that others may benefit from them. But no man is an island and this book couldn’t have been written without help from some very special people.

As I’ve stated in Microsoft Windows XP Administrator’s Pocket Consultant and in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Administrator’s Pocket Consultant, the team at Microsoft Press is top-notch. Julie Miller and Valerie Woolley were instrumental throughout the writing process. They helped me stay on track and get the tools I needed to write this book. Completing and publishing the book wouldn’t have been possible without their help! Susan McClung headed up the editorial process for nSight, Inc. As the Project Manager, she wore many hats and helped out in many ways. Thank you!

Unfortunately for the writer (but fortunately for readers), writing is only one part of the publishing process. Next came editing and author review. I must say, Microsoft Press has the most thorough editorial and technical review process I’ve seen anywhere—and I’ve written a lot of books for many different publishers. Bob Hogan was the technical editor for the book. Once again, it was a great pleasure working with Bob. I’d also like to thank Joseph Gustaitis for his careful copy editing of this book. I believe Joe has been the copy editor for every Pocket Consultant that I’ve written. His work is always top-notch!

I would also like to thank Michael Bolinger, Jeff Koch, and Juliana Aldous Atkinson. Thank you for being flexible when it came to the writing and the schedule. Thank you also for shepherding this project through the publishing process!

Hopefully, I haven’t forgotten anyone, but if I have, it was an oversight. Honest.;-)