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IIS 6.0 Handle dots / periods in URL other than prior to extension?
IIS 6.0, not using URLScan. URLs that point to documents that contain dots / periods in their filename fail to load. The same document minus the extra dots / periods, except for the one before the extension, work fine.
I've searched everywhere and not found a solution. URLScan has an option to toggle this, but IIS 6.0 doesn't need it. Plus, I've heard even installing URLScan over IIS 6.0 and enabling dots does NOT help.
IIS is setup to allow Parent Paths.
I've searched the registry and metabase for an appropriate setting to flip. No luck.
I've searched everywhere and not found a solution. URLScan has an option to toggle this, but IIS 6.0 doesn't need it. Plus, I've heard even installing URLScan over IIS 6.0 and enabling dots does NOT help.
IIS is setup to allow Parent Paths.
I've searched the registry and metabase for an appropriate setting to flip. No luck.
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Good thought, meverest! Unfortunately I removed the only possibly offending line in my ISAPI REWRITE configuration and it failed to make a difference.
The exact error in Firefox is "Page Load Error" followed by "File not found". IE attempts to load the file but it's always 187 bytes and ends up being an error message.
Here's another, more real-life example of the URL that fails with extra dots:
https://www.site.com/docs/WEB/ABC/USERNAME_ABC_200810281522_XYA%20DIST%200%20FL%20price%C2%AD_10.28.08.xls
(Yes, I've tried both with and without SSL - same result)
The exact error in Firefox is "Page Load Error" followed by "File not found". IE attempts to load the file but it's always 187 bytes and ends up being an error message.
Here's another, more real-life example of the URL that fails with extra dots:
https://www.site.com/docs/WEB/ABC/USERNAME_ABC_200810281522_XYA%20DIST%200%20FL%20price%C2%AD_10.28.08.xls
(Yes, I've tried both with and without SSL - same result)
Hi,
are you sure that it isn't the whitespaces causing the problem? What does the web site log reckon the missing file is?
Cheers.
are you sure that it isn't the whitespaces causing the problem? What does the web site log reckon the missing file is?
Cheers.
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http://www.site.com/files/filename_11.07.2008.xls
Example of a URL that works fine:
http://www.site.com/files/filename_11_07_2008.xls
I suspect this is related to IIS 6s new method of handling MimeTypes. XLS is a supported MimeType, but the extra dots seem to make IIS think the file isn't an XLS.