Re: review of content type rules by IETF/HTTP community

Hi Thomas,

Thanks for adding that info to the Wiki.

Take care,
Rob

On Aug 29, 2007, at 2:05 AM, Thomas Broyer wrote:

>
> 2007/8/29, Robert Burns:
>>
>> 1) what does IIS do in its default configuration when it cannot
>> determine a file's type?
>
> Up to (and including) version 5: application/octet-stream (wildcard  
> catch-all)
> Starting with version 6: 404 (Not Found), except if you add a  
> wildcard rule.
>
>> 2) is there any way to change the configuration to send no content-
>> type header at all when it cannot determine a file's type?
>
> No.
>
>> 3) how is it configured by default to send content-type headers for
>> files with no filename extension?
>
> I suppose the wildcard catch-all is the only option (so see above for
> the default behavior); I haven't found any other configuration option.
> I suppose you can also define a "Content Type" REG_SZ value in the
> Windows registry for the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\* key, but this also
> applies to all unknown extensions.
>
>> 4) can one configure it to send a particular content-type header for
>> files with no filename extension?
>
> No (or I missed it; see above)
>
>> There is a wiki page on this, so you could add the results of these
>> questions somewhere there (or reply here).
>>
>> <http://esw.w3.org/topic/HTML/ContentTypeIssues>
>
> Updated.
>
> -- 
> Thomas Broyer
>

Received on Wednesday, 29 August 2007 14:15:54 UTC