Re: IIS 6 - Want to view msg format on IE

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From: Ken Schaefer (kenREMOVE_at_THISadOpenStatic.com)
Date: 08/31/04


Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 16:09:18 +1000


"josey" <josey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:DCE64C8D-D324-420A-BEB9-0528BDE36A89@microsoft.com...
> Hi Ken,
>
> Thank you. It's working now. I set the Mime type to be "msg" only. But
> whoever who wants to access and click on the link will need to set the
> site
> as one of the trusted sites or else it won't work.

Why not? I don't think the site needs to be in the other user's trusted
sites zone.

> I have tried on different IE on different machine and it works perfectly
> but
> not on my own machine.
>
> Is it something to do with my IE settings? Which part am I missing?

I think there is something stuffed in either IE, or some kind of file
associations, but I don't know what. Maybe try an IE group, as I don't think
this is an IIS issue.

Cheers
Ken

> Thank you.
>
> "Ken Schaefer" wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I just tried that in my copy of IIS 6.0 and I don't see the same
>> behaviour.
>> I did have to add a MIME type for .msg, and that was it.
>>
>> Cheers
>> Ken
>>
>> "josey" <josey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:52DC8CCC-B3D3-4CA8-9EAB-A928050FDF23@microsoft.com...
>> > Hi Ken,
>> >
>> > Here you go.
>> >
>> > <A
>> > HREF="/josey/Industry_Presentation_Tour.msg">Industry_Presentation_Tour.msg</A>
>> >
>> > "Ken Schaefer" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Can you show us the HTML code of your webpage please? (or, at least,
>> >> the
>> >> <a>
>> >> tag in question).
>> >>
>> >> Cheers
>> >> Ken
>> >>
>> >> "Josey" <Josey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:4D770CF1-E77B-481A-B42B-20BC73C098D9@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Hi all,
>> >> >
>> >> > I'm using Windows Server 2003 and IIS 6 at the moment. I have a web
>> >> > page
>> >> > that has a link to a "msg" format file. When I click on the link it
>> >> > adds
>> >> > the
>> >> > "mhtml:" infront of the page address and i have page not available
>> >> > error.
>> >> >
>> >> > Example:
>> >> > mhtml:http://localhost:2012/josey/Industry_Presentation_Tour.msg
>> >> >
>> >> > How do i remove that security?
>> >> >
>> >> > Please help.
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks in advance.
>> >> >
>> >> > Josey
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>



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