IIS 6.0 exe/dll download from /bin directory

I have added MIME types for .exe and .dll's that are placed in one
subdirectory situated in a virtual directory. It is called /bin (it has
nothing to do with ASP.NET applications).

I just want to enable *downloads* of exe and dll files from that directory,
and I can't.
From other directories in the same virtual directory there are no problems,
but from /bin I get error 404-not found.
Even other files in that same directory (/bin) can be downloaded, but
everithing that ends with .exe and .dll causes error 404.

Maybe IIS "thinks" that /bin contains .net application files that needs to
remain invisible to other visitors, but I need to change this.

What to do, any ideas?


m.

this is default protected by asp.net isapi filter.
i would not recommend you place your 'downloadable' file in the folder.

if you insist - read
All requests with /bin in the URL are rejected and return a 404
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"marko" <nema DeleteThis @mejla.com> wrote in message news:cl8tea$o4c$1@bagan.srce.hr...
 > I have added MIME types for .exe and .dll's that are placed in one
 > subdirectory situated in a virtual directory. It is called /bin (it has
 > nothing to do with ASP.NET applications).
 >
 > I just want to enable *downloads* of exe and dll files from that
directory,
 > and I can't.
 > From other directories in the same virtual directory there are no
problems,
 > but from /bin I get error 404-not found.
 > Even other files in that same directory (/bin) can be downloaded, but
 > everithing that ends with .exe and .dll causes error 404.
 >
 > Maybe IIS "thinks" that /bin contains .net application files that needs to
 > remain invisible to other visitors, but I need to change this.
 >
 > What to do, any ideas?
 >
 >
 > m.
 >
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