PROBLEM
ArcIMS image service sub-layers can be set to draw within a certain scale range. In ArcMap, if you set the map scale to the minimum scale value of a particular sub-layer, the sub-layer will not draw.
ArcIMS 3.0 calculates extents differently than ArcGIS does.
Upgrade to ArcIMS 3.1.
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