Re: IIS Bin folder Hiding automatically

From: Ken Schaefer (kenREMOVE_at_THISadOpenStatic.com)
Date: 07/22/04 

Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 10:51:25 +1000

All of this is documented. Look in the .NET Framework SDK

Cheers
Ken

"Jerry Pisk" <jerryiii@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:eQuTY5zbEHA.556@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> 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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