I answered my own question.

For anyone else trying to get the web interface to work in a standard
Windows 2003 Server install, here's what you need to do:

In the IIS 6.0 manager, open the computer, then select "Web Service
Extensions", then select "All Unknown CGI Extensions", and click "Allow".

This will allow ".EXE" files to run as CGI scripts.

- David Bowman
  Platforms Manager, Nemetschek North America
 

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> Subject: Does the web interface work with Windows 2003
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I’m trying to get he web archive interface running on Windows 2003 Server.
> I
> have done this before on Windows NT 4 and 2000; but I am having trouble
> with
> 2003. Is wa.exe just incompatible with Windows 2003 Server? I can not find
> any information in any of the L-Soft lists or through Google.
> 
> I figure there is just a Windows 2003 security issue that I can not find
> documented anywhere that prevents executables from running on a web site.
> Has anyone been able to get it to work? If so, what's the trick?
> 
> When I try to access the web interface (http://blah_blah/bin/wa.exe) I get
> a
> "the page can not be found" error (that’s 404). The site has permission to
> run "scripts and executables". If I change to just "scripts", then, as
> appropriate, "wa.exe" is downloaded to by browser instead of run (so the
> URL
> is correct and working). If I switch back to "scripts and executables" I
> get
> the "the page can not be found" error again.
> 
> Using 1.8e.
> 
> All users have "Full Control" over all files.
> 
> If I run "wa.exe" directly from the command line on the server, it spits
> out
> the correct HTML.
> 
> I can telnet to port 2306 and issue commands, so that’s not blocked.
> 
> WWW_ARCHIVE_CGI and WWW_ARCHIVE_DIR are set correctly.
> 
> The "archives" directory is there and list messages are being posted
> inside
> "archives" when people send to the lists.
> 
> The web site config works. If I drop in html files, I can browse them.
> 
> Listserv is working, you can mail to lists and it distributes the message.
> 
> 
> Help?
> 
> - David Bowman
>   Platforms Manager, Nemetschek North America
>