me. It is now returning a 500 server message though. I called webex they
said the mime type would be application/octet-stream
but that didnt work either.
Any other mime types i could try?
Thanks!
Sean
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 11:35 AM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: Re: OT: Windows 2003 - unknown file extension
Oh, and try a mime type of application/x-unknown.
----- Original Message -----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wednesday, February 4, 2004 9:26 am
Subject: Re: OT: Windows 2003 - unknown file extension
> Yup, in IIS6, unknown file extensions are never served.
>
> You'll have to set up a mime type for that extension. That'll fix it.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Sean McCarthy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Wednesday, February 4, 2004 9:23 am
> Subject: OT: Windows 2003 - unknown file extension
>
> > We have some webex files (.wrf) hosted internally on our
> > webserver. When a
> > user requests a .wrf file the url is configured as follows:
> >
> >
>
">http://aCompany.webex.com/aCompany/playback.php?FileName=http://myIntranet
.a
<http://aCompany.webex.com/aCompany/playback.php?FileName=http://myIntranet.
a> > Company.com/eLearning/Webcasts/Forms.wrf
> >
>
<http://aCompany.webex.com/aCompany/playback.php?FileName=http://myIntranet.
> aCompany.com/eLearning/Webcasts/Forms.wrf>
> >
> >
> > The first part of the url sends the request to webex to check to
> > see if the
> > user has the plugin for playback. The second half loads the
> > internallyhosted file into the users webex player.
> >
> > Now heres the kicker.
> >
> > On windows 2000 server (IIS 5) everything works fine. On
> windows
> > 2003 (iis
> > 6) I get a connection failed message in the webex player.
> >
> > After further investigation I have found that when requesting a
> > file with an
> > unknow extension on IIS 5 it will prompt the user to 'open or
> save
> > to disk'.
> > Examlple:
> >
> ">http://myIntranet2000SERVER.aCompany.com/eLearning/Webcasts/Forms.wrf
<http://myIntranet2000SERVER.aCompany.com/eLearning/Webcasts/Forms.wrf> > <"
> > target="l">"
>
target="l">http://myIntranet2000SERVER.aCompany.com/eLearning/Webcasts/Forms
.wrf>
> >
> > On IIS 6.0 when a file is requested with an unknown file type.
> It
> > returns a
> > 'page cannot be found'
> > Examlple:
> >
> ">http://myIntranet2003SERVER.aCompany.com/eLearning/Webcasts/Forms.wrf
<http://myIntranet2003SERVER.aCompany.com/eLearning/Webcasts/Forms.wrf> > <"
> > target="l">"
>
target="l">http://myIntranet2003SERVER.aCompany.com/eLearning/Webcasts/Forms
.wrf>
> >
> > I believe this is why the webex player ends up with a connection
> > failedmessage.
> >
> >
> > Does anyone know how to force a unknown file extension on IIS 6
> to
> > work as
> > it did in IIS 5?
> >
> > I attempted to create a bogus MIME type in IIS 6 thinking that
> may
> > force the
> > user to be prompted with the 'open or save to disk' but it didnt
> > work.
> >
> >
> >
> > Any other ideas??
> >
> > Thanks for your input.
> >
> >
> > Sean
> >
> >
>
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