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So in IIS 7 if there is no specific MIME definition for a certain extension, it will refuse to serve it (404) even if you can see it in a directory listing. I’m sure this is a fairly known issue, but is there a way to wildcard or set a default action for unknown file types? I want everything to be offered for download by default like with every other webserver I’ve used.
Add a new MIME type for files of extension
*with a type ofapplication/octet-stream. This will provide a default MIME type for all files that don’t have one and bypass the blocking.The risk, however, is you end up sharing your confidential database, configuration files and whatnot, so make sure you know what you are doing before you open your server to all downloads.