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Internet Information Server (IIS) 6.0 Fundamentals: A Guide to Understanding and Implementing IIS 6.0 on Windows Server 2003

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While less than 250 pages this book if chalk full of useful information. It provides lots of detail specifically around new capabilities, which is good for anyone experienced with IIS. I found it easy to read and got me up to speed fast. It also has an introductory chapter for fist time IIS users, which seasoned techies can skip.
This book as an easy to read alternative to the Microsoft technical reference on IIS 6.

Hey, it's a great book for beginners. I knew a very little about IIS and windows server before I started. Stuff like what a service is, what an HTML file is. You know, point and click, the basics. If you don't know this stuff then get a basic Windows server book before you read this book. However, if you know the basics of how to use a computer, then that's right were this book picks up.
It literally walks you though each tasks, with TONS and TONS of pictures to help you along the way. Honestly, this is the most basic book on IIS I've seen.
Great for beginners, but Newbies may want to take a primmer course first

If you're considering this book as a basic intro to web technologies, then perhaps it's a decent choice. If you're looking for in-depth details on IIS6, then you should choose another book.

The reads an an overview to IIS, SMTP, FTP, etc with no real details on any of them beyond setting up your "first site". Pages that could have been used to provide meaningful detail were spent providing overviews of quasi-related subjects like NLB, clustering and Application Center.

Microsoft IIS 6.0 Administrator's Pocket Consultant is a much better alternative, providing the type of content I was hoping for when I purchased this one.

Lots of good info. There are some technical terms that were not well defined, but most of the critical information is there. Book is a great starting point. It gets you familiar with all the important concepts of IIS.

What an awful book! Nothing is explained in any detail. Jargon and terms are thrown about haphazardly. The author assumes you're familiar with IIS already. He's a real cheerleader for Microsoft on top of it all. (It seems there are no faults or shortcomings with IIS 6.) The writing is very sloppy and typos occur often. What more can I say?

I wasn't sure about this book, as I bought it used and one of the other reviews said it "fell apart into peices"; he must have gotten defective or really old copy. Mine was a little beat-up, but was no worse wear than other used paperbacks I've brought on Amazon.

I do agree it doesn't go into enough depth on many subjects. However, on the flip side it doesn't assume you have lots of knowledge and is easy to find what you are looking for.

It's a good "Idiot's Guide", but not a complete reference. If you are new to the subject I recommend getting this and one of the thick MS reference guides. You'll end up using this one a lot for several months until you have really familiarized yourself with IIS 6.

Even as I read with disappointment the paper back binding started to fall apart. Maybe it was cheaper for the publisher to have this book produced in China or Mexico. Don't buy it for two reasons:
1) The book falls apart into pieces of paper
2) The book include IIS 6.0 in the title, but you have to know IIS 5.0 fundamentals first...this should have been made clear. I think the characterization of the book and what it covered was misleading. The author skips most, if not all, fundamental concepts about IIS I was hoping to learn. I've bought several books since on the same topic and any one of them is much more helpful than this one. Don't buy it it's a waste of your money--choose another!

One of the poorest books of its kind. It told/taught me nothing. Jumps all over the place and there are no in-depth explanations of anything.