curious_Lee
Mon Jan 09 09:08:42 CST 2006
Thanks, Kristofer. I've followed your steps/links and got the *.msp file
working. Now we need to enable downloads of *.app files for Macs. We've
heard this is a type of compressed Mac file. We've followed the same steps
for the *.app file. We're waiting for someone at our help desk to test it on
a Mac. We'll keep you posted :)
"Kristofer Gafvert" <kgafvert@NEWSilopia.com> wrote in message
news:xn0eh16ar4lljdm008@news.microsoft.com...
> Hello,
>
> If you want your users to download the file, and open/run it on the
> client, you should NOT add a web service extension for it. You should
> instead add a MIME type. "Web Service Extensions are programs that extend
> the basic IIS functionality of serving static content."[1] For example:
> ASP, ASP.NET, PHP.
>
> Please see this KB Article:
>
> "IIS 6.0 Does Not Serve Unknown MIME Types"
>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;326965
>
> Your steps are now:
>
> -Undo whatever you have done to solve this (important).
> -Follow the KB Article and add a MIME type for this extension.
>
>
> [1] "IIS 6.0: Definition of Term Web Service Extension"
>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;332060
>
>
> --
> Regards,
> Kristofer Gafvert
>
http://www.gafvert.info/iis/ - IIS Related Info
>
>
> curious_Lee wrote:
>
>>Hi, all. We're trying to serve a patch file from our server but no matter
>>what we do, it keeps giving a "404 Page not found" error when we try to
>>access it from IIS 6 on a Windows 2003 Std. Ed. server. We've added the
>>item to Web service extensions and allowed it. We want users to be able to
>>click the file and be able to download it. Please help!