Access Violation Error Message in the Inetinfo Process (242085)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0

This article was previously published under Q242085

SYMPTOMS

When you send a large request to the Ssinc.dll or the Httpodcb.dll files, you may receive an "access violation" error message in the Inetinfo process.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Windows NT 4.0.

This problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6.

MORE INFORMATION

This is a known problem with file names that have any of the following file extensions:

.idc
.stm
.shtml

The following command is an example of a command that generates an access violation error message:

GET /<MORE THAN 1K of 'a'>.IDC HTTP/1.0\r\n\r\n

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	5/14/2003
Keywords:	kbenv kberrmsg kbfix kbnetwork kbprb KB242085