Re: IIS5 will not allow url to .exe file
From: Tom Kaminski [MVP] ((A_at_T))
Date: 03/08/04
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Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 08:26:15 -0500
"andync55" <andync55@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi
>
> I have a website that just has a standard index.html file
> in it for its homepage which works fine. In the same
> folder i have an executable file called ams.exe. if i
> type the url to my home page www.mywebsite.com it works
> fine.
> if i type www.mywebsite.com/ams.exe i get page not found.
> i tested putting a plain txt file in the folder and if i
> type www. mywebsite. com/test.txt it works fine. it seems
> like its just .exe files.
>
> When i set up the website in IIS 5 it was done with all
> default setting.
>
> I have tested it with a server running IIS 6 and it all
> works fine.
>
> Any ideas why IIS 5 will not let me. I have checked
> permissions on the file and everyone group has
> permissions on it?
Are you running URLScan?
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