Internet Information Server Connectors

Extensions are built into Internet Information Server in the form of connectors. A connector is an ISAPI dynamic-link library (DLL) that acts as a communication pipe between Internet Information Server and a service. The following connectors are supported.

• Microsoft BackOffice™ connectors
  • Microsoft Exchange Server/Web connector supports public folder integration with Internet Information Server.
  • Internet Database Connector (IDC) connector allows communication with any ODBC-compliant database engine.
• Common Gateway Interface (CGI) was developed for UNIX-based systems to extend Web server software. Internet Information Server supports CGI applications for backward compatibility.
• ISAPI filters preprocessing packets before they enter or leave the Internet Information Server process. These filters give added flexibility to the Internet Information Server architecture. Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is one example of an ISAPI filter.