RE: Can't download files with certain extensions

From: Max Harris (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/10/04 

Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 01:16:05 -0800

Sorry. I found the answer in another post...

To fix it, add a MIME type for the file type you're trying to allow to download:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/proddocs/standard/wsa_mimemapcfg.asp

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