Re: IIS Bin folder Hiding automatically

From: Jerry Pisk (jerryiii_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 07/21/04


Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 09:18:26 -0700

And to add to this - in Asp.Net 2.0 there are more magic folders - data and
code and maybe more? Is this documented anywhere? I haven't found anything
about the bin directory being inaccessible either :(

Jerry

"David Wang [Msft]" <someone@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:eC5PZ0ubEHA.2352@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> The behavior is by-design.
>
> If you have ASP.Net projects that make URL-level references to /bin, your
> application is broken and needs to be fixed. The bin directory is not
> meant
> to store website resources that are accessible via a URL. It is only
> meant
> to be access via the filesystem. Put your graphics, HTMs, etc elsewhere.
>
> On IIS5, ASP.Net will actively change metabase property to prevent IIS
> from
> showing the bin directory. On IIS6, ASP.Net cannot change the metabase,
> so
> it actively filters all URL preventing access to /bin URL. Neither
> behavior
> are configurable/changeable, and do not try to circumvent them.
>
> --
> //David
> IIS
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
> //
> "Ken Schaefer" <kenREMOVE@THISadOpenStatic.com> wrote in message
> news:OwDirsebEHA.1408@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> What do you mean "hidden"? How do you know that it's "hidden"?
>
> There is an ISAPI filter that will prevent HTTP requests to /bin folder on
> IIS 6.0, but the folder itself should not be hidden.
>
> Cheers
> Ken
>
> "Nisar C.K" <nisarck@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:006901c46dc1$860e8230$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>> We have several ASP.NET project running on external
>> server, the problem we face is all bin folder on this
>> server get hidden so this reason all asp.net project get
>> error saying bin folder doesn't found couldn't access any
>> site. Whenever we create bin folder this get hidden and we
>> can access thru command prompt only doesn't have any
>> hidden attribute set for this folder. Please Help
>
>
>
>



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