Re: Win2000 cannot password protect .asp page

From: Desmond Lam (deslam_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 10/17/03

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    Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 11:42:13 +0800

    Assumption: Both the html and asp file is in the same directory

    I am not too sure what is in the asp file you've tested with the error, try
    putting a simple <% response.write "hello world" %> into a new asp file and
    see if you still encounter the password prompt.

    cheers!

    "Bryan O'Malley" <bryan@N-O-S-P-A-M.chameleon-systems.com> wrote in message
    news:Jiyjb.26481$Sc7.20598@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
    > I am having the exact same problem as described below. I've followed the
    > many instructions on the web for how to password protect a web site or
    > directory. They work fine if you're trying to access .html pages. When
    you
    > try to access a .asp page, however, you get three password boxes then a
    > 401.3 error.
    >
    > I don't get it. Why does the security work for .html files and not .asp?
    > What am I missing?
    >
    > Bryan
    >
    >
    >
    > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

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> -------------
> From: erwin (erwin912@yahoo.com)
> Subject: Win2000 cannot password protect .asp page
> Newsgroups: microsoft.public.inetserver.iis.activeserverpages
> Date: 2002-05-31 21:59:04 PST
>
>
> I am running a win2000 server and I modify user permission to a
> directory to password protect that directory for the IIS.
>
>
> The directory is password protect, but only the .html page works.
>
> If I try to call .asp pages, it'll prompt me for the user login again
> and again.
>
> But if I call .html pages that are in that directory, it'll accept my
> user login and password just fine.
>
> Can anyone please help?
>
>
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