XFOR: MCIS 2.0 NNTP Logging Does Not Include Newsgroup Name for Read Articles (214552)

SYMPTOMS

NNTP logging format for MCIS 2.0 has changed since MCIS 1.0.

The News Server of MCIS 1.0 included the name of the newsgroups from which articles were read. In this way, it was possible to have statistics about the hit rate on a specific newsgroup.

In MCIS 2.0, this feature doesn't exist anymore. Only the fact that an article has been read and the article ID are logged in the logging file, but not the name of the respective newsgroup.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0 or the individual software update. For information on obtaining the latest service pack, please go to:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/servicepacks/ -or-
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For information on obtaining the individual software update, contact Microsoft Product Support Services. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:

http://support.microsoft.com/directory/overview.asp

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Commercial Internet System version2.0. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT version 4.0 Service Pack 5.

MORE INFORMATION

With the fix, when a user reads a newsgroup article, the logging file will contain the following entry: