user requests a .wrf file the url is configured as follows:
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 internally
hosted 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>
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>
I believe this is why the webex player ends up with a connection failed
message.
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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