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
> 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
> <"
> 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
> <"
> 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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