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Asked: 2026-05-11T16:47:09+00:00

I have the following in my Web.config: <httpHandlers> . . . <add verb=GET,HEAD path=/

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I have the following in my Web.config:

<httpHandlers>
    . . .
    <add verb="GET,HEAD" path="/" type="Vis.Web.BootHandler, Vis" />
</httpHandlers>

That HTTP handler returns a static HTML page, just to see if it works.

Now when I run my web application (which has no Default.aspx or the likes) I get the default directory listing instead. When I change the path to "/foo" it works perfectly fine.

I tried "" for the path, it yields the directory listing as well. Same having it as "/foo" and then adding a URL mapping to for "", "~", "~/" and "/"

How do I handle the web root / override the directory listing with a HTTP handler?

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  1. Editorial Team

    UPDATED: Regarding comment
    This can’t be done in the development server as it requires a feature of IIS.

    ORIGINAL:
    You need to add a wildcard application mapping to the asp.net DLL so that all requestes (even for directories) are run through the .net runtime and therefore your HTTP Handler.

    Check out http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/library/IIS/5c5ae5e0-f4f9-44b0-a743-f4c3a5ff68ec.mspx

    for more info

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