IIS 6.0 cannot display or download .ini files

I have an ini file on an 2003 server running IIS 6.0 that users need to be
able to download. When I try to access the file through a browser, I get
"page cannot be found". Users can access all the other files in the folder.
Is there a setting I am missing in IIS that will allow *.ini files to be
served?

Thank you for your help

Michael Kearney

Sparky
Wed Jan 21 14:10:04 CST 2004


"Michael Kearney" <none@none.com> wrote in message
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> I have an ini file on an 2003 server running IIS 6.0 that users need to be
> able to download. When I try to access the file through a browser, I get
> "page cannot be found". Users can access all the other files in the
folder.
> Is there a setting I am missing in IIS that will allow *.ini files to be
> served?
>
> Thank you for your help
>
> Michael Kearney
>
>

Check if you are using URLscan, and if it might be blocking INI file
extensions.

Though you could rename it to "*.TXT" or zip it up or something to
completely avoid the problem.

Tom
Wed Jan 21 14:38:29 CST 2004

"Michael Kearney" <none@none.com> wrote in message
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> I have an ini file on an 2003 server running IIS 6.0 that users need to be
> able to download. When I try to access the file through a browser, I get
> "page cannot be found". Users can access all the other files in the
folder.
> Is there a setting I am missing in IIS that will allow *.ini files to be
> served?

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;326965

--
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http://www.iistoolshed.com/ - tools, scripts, and utilities for running IIS
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/community/centers/iis/

Michael
Wed Jan 21 18:45:24 CST 2004

Thank you for your help, but we need the file to download as an ini file.
"Sparky Polastri" <jafiwam@MuNGEDyahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Michael Kearney" <none@none.com> wrote in message
> news:urY9elF4DHA.2184@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > I have an ini file on an 2003 server running IIS 6.0 that users need to
be
> > able to download. When I try to access the file through a browser, I
get
> > "page cannot be found". Users can access all the other files in the
> folder.
> > Is there a setting I am missing in IIS that will allow *.ini files to be
> > served?
> >
> > Thank you for your help
> >
> > Michael Kearney
> >
> >
>
> Check if you are using URLscan, and if it might be blocking INI file
> extensions.
>
> Though you could rename it to "*.TXT" or zip it up or something to
> completely avoid the problem.
>
>

Michael
Wed Jan 21 18:46:04 CST 2004

Thank you for your help. This resolved the problem.

"Tom Kaminski [MVP]" <tomk (A@T) mvps (D.O.T) org> wrote in message
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> "Michael Kearney" <none@none.com> wrote in message
> news:urY9elF4DHA.2184@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > I have an ini file on an 2003 server running IIS 6.0 that users need to
be
> > able to download. When I try to access the file through a browser, I
get
> > "page cannot be found". Users can access all the other files in the
> folder.
> > Is there a setting I am missing in IIS that will allow *.ini files to be
> > served?
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;326965
>
> --
> Tom Kaminski IIS MVP
> http://www.iistoolshed.com/ - tools, scripts, and utilities for running
IIS
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/community/centers/iis/
>
>
>