Just wanted to point out a nice article on locking down IIS using scripts and group policy.

This could be very helpful to those who administer quite a few web servers.

Basic IIS Lockdown Using Scripts and Group Policy
by Mark Squire
last updated August 12, 2003

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Microsoft Active Directory and Group Policy have a feature-rich set of tools and processes to help save an administrator time and energy in maintaining security within the domain. Locking down a server requires many steps to complete, and depending on the extent to which the server is locked down, it can take up to several hours. This paper is primarily written for system administrators who want to make their life managing IIS easier using scripts with Active Directory and Group Policy.
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