Windows Server 2003 SP1 R2 Build 1909 Include Windows Sharepoint Services SP2 Beta

The IDS build (1909) contains a beta version of Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) Service Pack 2. This service pack adds the following features:

Domain renaming

Provides better support for reverse proxies

Adds administrator supplied domain and protocol information for links

Administrators are able to map incoming URLs to specific outbound URLs

Solves top WSS deployment issues

Permits reverse proxy configurations that change the inbound URL

Enables SSL termination once data hits switches or routers

Static IP load-balancing capable

No Disabling of Kerberos

The one-click installation of WSS will no longer disable Kerberos

For server farm installations, the security configuration behavior is modified

Stsadm will no longer disable Kerberos by default

The object model default behavior is unchanged, but a new method is added to allow Kerberos to be used

The UI is changed to allow users to choose Kerberos or NTLM

New changes to allow better integration with the Manage Your Server / Configure Your Server UI