I think we ran into a similar problem. This has to do with IIS Server 4 SP6.
It works slightly differently. We had to remove all '.htm' from the end of
the urls.
Erki suggested that these could be replaced with .cfm but we haven't tried
this yet.
Adam Reynolds
ColdFusion Consultant
H.J. Heinz
Tel.: +44 (0) 20 8756 5170
Mob.: +44 (0) 7973 386620
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> From:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED][SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 20 July 2000 16:06
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Path_Info problem
>
> We often use slash-delimited query strings to make pages more visible to
> search engines:
>
> Example: www.mysite.com/fuseaction/GetPage/PageID/12
>
> In May, one of our sites suddenly started throwing "404 Object Not Found"
> errors. Our
> hosting provider eventually gave up trying to implement a Microsoft IIS 4
> fix (relating
> to the Path_Info cgi variable), and simply moved the site to another
> server, unable to
> fix the actual problem.
>
> Now, another of our sites is doing the same. It's strange:
>
> www.greenthumbsup.com/index.cfm WORKS
>
> But if you click on one of the main sections of that site (with
> slash-delimited query
> string), you'll get a 404 error. Then hit the Back button and refresh the
> original
> index.cfm page, and you'll STILL get the 404 error, even tho the same page
> was accessible
> just a minute before...
>
> Would appreciate anyone who might take a minute, run that experiment, and
> pass along any theories as to exactly what's happening...
>
> Gene Kraybill
> LPW & Associates
> Mansfield, PA
>
> PS. The possible MS fix I referred to is at
> http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q184/3/20.ASP?LN=EN-US&SD
> =gn&FR=0
> For some reason our hosting provider, a major provider that has been
> recommended on this
> list, could not figure out how to actually implement it...
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