Placing HTTPEXT.DLL in the * Scriptmaps Causes 500 Error
Article ID: 202014
Article Last Modified on 6/23/2005
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0
This article was previously published under Q202014
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SYMPTOMS
When you add an application mapping to a virtual directory that contains HTTPEXT.DLL mapped to ".*" (without the quotation marks), the Web server may return a 500 internal server error.
RESOLUTION
You must make a mapping for each extension you want to address. You cannot use a wildcard character in this way.
Keywords: KB202014