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Some proxies and other network devices do not support chunked encoding, which is an HTTP 1.1 feature that Vault uses for performance reasons. If your connection to the Vault server must go through such a device, we may have a fix for you. In Vault Client versions 2.0.3 and later, chunked encoding is...

The SOS Server does not need to be installed on the same machine as the VSS database, as long as it is on the same LAN. We recommend the following steps when configuring a VSS database on a different machine from the SOS Server: 1. specify path to 'srcsafe.ini' file in Server Manager using a UNC pat...

"Part of the file history is missing on some of my SOS files . . ." "My SOS server has started crashing . . ." "I'm getting an error message when getting a file by label . . ." Although the symptoms may vary, many SOS errors reported to SourceGear Technical Support hav...

The SourceOffSite 4.0 is fully supported on Windows 2003 Server or any Windows OS that does not support the MS Java Virtual Machine. The SOS 3.5.3 client is fully supported on Windows 2003. However, the SourceOffSite 3.5.3 server is another matter. Running the SourceOffSite server 3.5.3 on Windows 2...

Real time anti-virus protection can have a severe impact on SOS Server operations. These programs check every read/write and SOS does a lot of that. Microsoft's web site discusses the impact on VSS at this link: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;274051&Product=vss Our custo...

There is no direct support for firewalls/proxy servers in SourceOffSite. However, SOS can work from behind a firewall. The SOS Server simply listens on a port for incoming connections. We allow traffic on the configured port in the SOS Server Manager to pass through the firewall, as you may already ...

When deciding to implement Vault and VS.NET integration for web projects, there are a number of pieces that need to be put together. The best place to start is by familiarizing yourself with web projects. The following MSDN article is a great overview. http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?u...

The SourceSafe Automation component can be susceptible to thread problems when accessed by simultaneous users. Since SourceOffSite communicates with the VSS database by the SourceSafe Automation component, this can result in a hang or crash when more than one person tries to access SourceOffSite con...