Aimsms.cfg specifies default Spatial Server settings for Image Server and is located at:

Windows: <ArcGIS Installation Directory>\ArcIMS\Server\etc
UNIX and Linux: $AIMSHOME/etc

The following settings can be changed:

• <SERVERCOMPONENT connectionsharing="1">
  

  The number of pooled ArcIMS Server instances connecting to one ArcSDE connection. For more information see Setting connection parameters for ArcSDE. Recommended value is 1.

• <PARAMETER name="jpegquality" value="85" />
  

  Percentage representing the quality of jpeg images. The default value is 85%. For more information, see Changing image output parameters.

• <PARAMETER name="pngcompression" value="-1" />
  

  Compression value for png8 and png24 images. Values can range from -1 to 9. The default value is -1 and is equivalent to a compression value of 6. For more information, see Changing image output parameters.

• <PARAMETER name="interlacedgif" value="true" />
  

  When using GIF output, you can specify whether the image first appears in a pixilated form before the higher resolution image is displayed. The default value is True. For more information, see Changing image output parameters.

• <PARAMETER name="imagefeaturelimit" value="-1" />
  

  Maximum number of features that can be returned from a GET_FEATURES request. The default value is -1, which indicates no upper limit. For more information, see Strategies for using feature limits.

• <PARAMETER name="fontdirectory" value="" />
  

  Directory indicating additional font locations. Multiple directories can be listed. On Windows, separate the directories with a semicolon. On UNIX and Linux, use a colon. For more information, see Locating and pointing to font directories.

After making any changes to this file, you must restart ArcIMS Monitor and ArcIMS Application Server.