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I want to use an ordinary HREF situation to a fake filename on our server.
To let IIS and client handle the filetype like zip by itself i don't need a
generic handler.

But to prevent unautorized access i would *still* like to stream the file
from a *different* location.

I'm aware of protected folders (using formsauthentication) and such.

At this time i was messing with global.asax but i can only rewrite the path.
That's not the entire idea, i also would like to stream the file from a
different location WITHOUT 'manually' providing headers for that specific
filetype.

Is that possible?

PS, i'm thinking of logging the download anyway this way, i also tested a
httpmodule, works similar of course.

See if this helps..

http://www.netomatix.com/development...eDownload.aspx

"Edwin Knoppert" <> wrote in message
news:449bde4c$0$2026$. ..
>I want to use an ordinary HREF situation to a fake filename on our server.
> To let IIS and client handle the filetype like zip by itself i don't need
> a generic handler.
>
> But to prevent unautorized access i would *still* like to stream the file
> from a *different* location.
>
> I'm aware of protected folders (using formsauthentication) and such.
>
> At this time i was messing with global.asax but i can only rewrite the
> path.
> That's not the entire idea, i also would like to stream the file from a
> different location WITHOUT 'manually' providing headers for that specific
> filetype.
>
> Is that possible?
>
> PS, i'm thinking of logging the download anyway this way, i also tested a
> httpmodule, works similar of course.
>
>
>
>

It requires to set the header stuff, something i would like to try to avoid


Like:
ctx.Response.ContentType = "application/zip";


"Winista" <> schreef in bericht
news:...
> See if this helps..
>
> http://www.netomatix.com/development...eDownload.aspx
>
> "Edwin Knoppert" <> wrote in message
> news:449bde4c$0$2026$. ..
>>I want to use an ordinary HREF situation to a fake filename on our server.
>> To let IIS and client handle the filetype like zip by itself i don't need
>> a generic handler.
>>
>> But to prevent unautorized access i would *still* like to stream the file
>> from a *different* location.
>>
>> I'm aware of protected folders (using formsauthentication) and such.
>>
>> At this time i was messing with global.asax but i can only rewrite the
>> path.
>> That's not the entire idea, i also would like to stream the file from a
>> different location WITHOUT 'manually' providing headers for that specific
>> filetype.
>>
>> Is that possible?
>>
>> PS, i'm thinking of logging the download anyway this way, i also tested a
>> httpmodule, works similar of course.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>

Iow, i want to fool iis to stream the file from a different location on the
drive as was requested in the URL.
And thus no need for modifying any header per se.


"Winista" <> schreef in bericht
news:...
> See if this helps..
>
> http://www.netomatix.com/development...eDownload.aspx
>
> "Edwin Knoppert" <> wrote in message
> news:449bde4c$0$2026$. ..
>>I want to use an ordinary HREF situation to a fake filename on our server.
>> To let IIS and client handle the filetype like zip by itself i don't need
>> a generic handler.
>>
>> But to prevent unautorized access i would *still* like to stream the file
>> from a *different* location.
>>
>> I'm aware of protected folders (using formsauthentication) and such.
>>
>> At this time i was messing with global.asax but i can only rewrite the
>> path.
>> That's not the entire idea, i also would like to stream the file from a
>> different location WITHOUT 'manually' providing headers for that specific
>> filetype.
>>
>> Is that possible?
>>
>> PS, i'm thinking of logging the download anyway this way, i also tested a
>> httpmodule, works similar of course.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>

you need to write an iis filter. until the next release of IIS, these must
be written in C/C++, but are pretty simple to write. url rewriting is a
pretty common sample.

-- bruce (sqlwork.com)


"Edwin Knoppert" <> wrote in message
news:449bde4c$0$2026$. ..
>I want to use an ordinary HREF situation to a fake filename on our server.
> To let IIS and client handle the filetype like zip by itself i don't need
> a generic handler.
>
> But to prevent unautorized access i would *still* like to stream the file
> from a *different* location.
>
> I'm aware of protected folders (using formsauthentication) and such.
>
> At this time i was messing with global.asax but i can only rewrite the
> path.
> That's not the entire idea, i also would like to stream the file from a
> different location WITHOUT 'manually' providing headers for that specific
> filetype.
>
> Is that possible?
>
> PS, i'm thinking of logging the download anyway this way, i also tested a
> httpmodule, works similar of course.
>
>
>
>