Unable to download zip file from IIS

External Since: Sep 17, 2003 Posts: 1

Hi

The following is my problem:

Have an IIS 5.0, fully pathced and all service packs, lockdown tool
has been run, and URLScan 2.5 installed.

When I add a zip file, that user should be able to download - I am
unable to get this file with IE.

I can get the file with flashget and also with some VB code, but not
with IE.

In the UrlScan logile, nothing illegal is logged, and in the IIS log
the file is served with a HTTP 200 status.

If I try and access the file directly from the webserver itself - all
works out fine, but from any external machine it fails, with the
following error:

Internet Explorer cannot download the file test.zip from www.xxx.xx.
Internet Explorer was not able to open this internet site. The
requested site is either unavailable or cannot be found.
Please try again.

I have found some info regarding, a potential problem regarding the
followin HTTP header: "Vary: Host"
But I can't find any other sources confirming this.

Can anyone possibly give me some clues to this problem - I am on the
brink of suicide.... Sad

External Since: Aug 22, 2003 Posts: 710

Turn off friendly error messages (IE Tools -> Internet Options -> Advanced)
and then paste the "real" error message

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"grimBeast" <cb.TakeThisOut@bbit.dk> wrote in message
news:203f2909.0309171428.24733e24@posting.google.com...
> Hi
>
> The following is my problem:
>
> Have an IIS 5.0, fully pathced and all service packs, lockdown tool
> has been run, and URLScan 2.5 installed.
>
> When I add a zip file, that user should be able to download - I am
> unable to get this file with IE.
>
> I can get the file with flashget and also with some VB code, but not
> with IE.
>
> In the UrlScan logile, nothing illegal is logged, and in the IIS log
> the file is served with a HTTP 200 status.
>
> If I try and access the file directly from the webserver itself - all
> works out fine, but from any external machine it fails, with the
> following error:
>
<font color=purple> > Internet Explorer cannot download the file test.zip from <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.xxx.xx.</font" target="_blank">www.xxx.xx.</font</a>>
> Internet Explorer was not able to open this internet site. The
> requested site is either unavailable or cannot be found.
> Please try again.
>
> I have found some info regarding, a potential problem regarding the
> followin HTTP header: "Vary: Host"
> But I can't find any other sources confirming this.
>
> Can anyone possibly give me some clues to this problem - I am on the
> brink of suicide.... Sad