Re: mime type

[Curtis Bay]

Does anyone know if it is the same method for IIS 4.0? It's not on the MM or 

MS web sites.


I have set the MIME type on our IIS2 server half a dozen times EXACTLY as 

outlined on MM and MS's sites, (and restarted) but it still will NOT work! 

Not for Flash, not for Authorware, nothing. I don't know if others on the 

list have similar problems, or if it is fixed in IIS3 and later, but I have 

searched on the web and found 50 miscellaneous postings on various user 

groups of people with the same problem--they've followed the instructions 

exactly and it still doesn't work. None of the postings had any replies.


I hope IIS 4, which we are getting, has a little bit more intelligent way of 

setting a MIME type than editing the registry. I've given up. MS support 

couldn't help, MM support of course sent me to MS. If you read this post and 

think you know a solution, please email me privately and I'll post if it 

works.


Curtis

curtisbzydigo [dot] com

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From: owner-flasher

To: flasher

Subject: Re: mime type

Date: Thursday, May 14, 1998 5:18PM

flashershocker [dot] com

,Internet writes:

>I need to install the mime type for flash and shockwave on a server.


In case you have Microsoft's IIS3, here's how to set it up. (I'm

posting only this specifically because setting up mime on other servers

is a lot more obvious and the info on how to do it should be easy to

find at John C's reference or in the server docs...)


To set up a MIME for IIS type you have to edit the registry

(using regedit32.exe... on the "Start>Run" command line).


Open the following:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINES\SYSTEM\CurrentControl\Set\Services\InetInfo\Paramete

rs\MimeMap


Then add a (REG_SZ) value for FLASH by going to the "Edit" menu and

selecting "Add Value".

Type the following into the "Value Name" text box:

application/x-shockwave-flash,.swf,,5


Then hit OK.


A second dialog box comes up asking you to enter a string. Just hit

"OK".

(leave it blank).


Then restart your server & machine (don't you love NT?), and everything

should be set...


 -Colin


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