Well resolved the port issue, which aside from the above was not actually a port issues, it just manifested itself as one. Turns out that IIS-7, as a default, has a request filtering security features turned on. Part of this request filtering feature is to automatically deny "Double Escape Characters". Many of the URLs in ITSM-7 use double escape characters such as the "+" sign. You need to go to the MS kb article below, and follow the steps to allow double escapes, and yup it does open up a security hole. Request Filtering : The Official Microsoft IIS Site
| | | | | | | | | | | Request Filtering : The Official Microsoft IIS SiteRequest Filtering <requestFiltering> Overview Compatibility Setup How To Configuration Sample Code Overview | | | | View on www.iis.net | Preview by Yahoo | | | | | On Friday, February 27, 2015 8:37 AM, Scott Hallenger <vadr...@yahoo.com> wrote: I hope someone here has some insight, because I'm at a loss... _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org "Where the Answers Are, and have been for 20 years"