You can only download executables from an IIS folder that does not have
execution rights otherwise the server will attempt to execute the .exe
locally.
Regards,
Howie Hamlin
----- Original Message -----
From: "PC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2000 1:54 PM
Subject: IIS/CF unable to download .exe files?
> I have collocated server that I cannot seem to get to allow a download of
an
> .exe file.
>
> I know the path is correct and I am trying to use the following link on a
CF
> page ..
>
> <a href=://mypath/myapplicationname.exe">Get Application</a>
>
> When the link is click -- the browser just waits indefinitely and times
> out-- other type of files (suffixes) all seem to come through just fine.
Is
> there some sort of permissions setting for types of files/suffixes ... on
> the server side I should know about -- what am I not doing that I should
be?
>
> THX
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
----
> Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
> To Unsubscribe visit
http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists&body=lists/cf_talk or
send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with 'unsubscribe' in
the body.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
To Unsubscribe visit
http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists&body=lists/cf_talk or send a
message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with 'unsubscribe' in the body.
