File download with IIS6.0

 >-----Original Message-----
 >
 >Hi there,
 >
 >I'm having trouble with my first IIS6.0 on Windows Server
2003.
 >
 >The web site works fine: all ASP pages are processed and
displayed normally.
 >The problem is we are not able to download any files from
the site (pdf,
 >zip, doc, ...) When you click on a link pointing to one
of these files (or
 >if you write the file's absolute URL in the address bar
of IE) you get the
 >normal Open or Save as dialog. Whichever option you
choose, the next window
 >is an error message stating that the file cannot be
downloaded. The strange
 >part is that everything else is working fine, it is file
download what
 >fails, exclusively.
 >
 >Is this something that needs to be enabled in IIS6.0? Do
you know anything
 >about this issue? All help will be very welcome.
 >
 >Thanks a lot,
 >
 >Manuel Delgado
 >
 >
 >.
 >

Hi Manuel.

Try adding the file-extensions you want to allow to be
downloaded to the MIME Type list of the website. In IIS
manager select your website, choose properties, select tab
HTTP Headers and click on MIME Types. Add the file-
extensions you want to allow for download. Example :

Extension MIME Type
..pdf application/octet-stream
..zip application/octet-stream

To add all extensions at once, use the following entry :

Extension MIME Type
..* application/octet-stream

But remember, if you select all extensions, your security
might be at risk, so you don't really want to do this.

Hope this helps.
Regards,
Aschwin Geisler<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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