Re: HTTP Error 405-HTTP verb used to access this page is not allowed

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From: Tom Kaminski [MVP] ((A_at_T))
Date: 01/12/05 

Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2005 09:45:24 -0500

"ontheRock" <melly.ontherock@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1105540137.744023.213620@c13g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> Why am I getting an "HTTP Error 405 - The HTTP verb used to access this
> page is not allowed. Internet Information Services (IIS)" error when
> passing a form from html to cgi page? As a client, is there an IIS
> setting that I need to change on my computer? or permissions?

>From the IIS MMC, are you allowing executables on the folder?

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