Asp and default.asp are acting FUNKY!!

Kevin Blakeley

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Mar 26, 1997, 3:00:00 AM3/26/97

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Okay here is my situation:

- virtual directory of "It" under wwwroot that has execute permissions only
- In my "It" directory I have all asp pages, and a global.asa file
- default documents = default.asp,default.htm

If I type my URL of my computer http://kblakeley/it/ I get an "HTTP/1.0
403 Access Forbidden (Read Access Denied - This virtual directory does not
allow objects to be read.)

If I type my URL as http://kblakeley/it/default.asp the asp page loads fine

When I change the permissions on my virtual directory to execute and read
everything loads fine. When I type http://kblakeley/it/, the default.asp
page loads fine and normal.

I would like to keep the permissions on the directory as execute ONLY for
security purposes. I thought since I am using all ASP pages I would not
need read access. Is this a wrong assumption here, or am I just setting
this up wrong?

Thanks in Advance!!
Kevin Blakeley

Phil Horvath

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Mar 27, 1997, 3:00:00 AM3/27/97

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I have the same problem, although I only have default.asp set up as a
default page. I think it has to do with the global.asa file, but I am not
sure.
Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

Philip
phor...@shrike.depaul.edu

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Kevin Blakeley

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Mar 27, 1997, 3:00:00 AM3/27/97

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Well I was listing the default pages like this: default.asp,default.htm
Theoretically IIS should look for the default.asp first, and if that is not
found then look for the default.htm. I just removed the default.htm from
the list and I still get the same error when I type http://kblakeley/it/
but when I type http://kblakeley/it/default.asp it works fine. Any other
suggestions?

Thanks
Kevin Blakeley

William Oellermann <bi...@allinfosys.com> wrote in article
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> How are you setting up your default page as default.asp, default.htm?
I'm
> pretty sure it is one or the other or both. It sounds like the page the
> server is pushing by default is the htm page and that is why you are
> getting the error.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Bill
>
>
>

Ryan Marsh

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Mar 27, 1997, 3:00:00 AM3/27/97

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It shouldn't be a problem to give read access just dont allow directory
browsing.
HTML doesnt execute server side anyway, users wouldn't be able to view your
HTML pages if you didn't give read access. Only .asp executes server side.

Hope this helps,

--
Ryan Marsh
WorldLink Communications U.S.A.

Kevin Blakeley <kevin.b...@goitp.com> wrote in article
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> Okay here is my situation:
>

> - virtual directory of "It" under wwwroot that has execute permissions
only
> - In my "It" directory I have all asp pages, and a global.asa file
> - default documents = default.asp,default.htm
>
> If I type my URL of my computer http://kblakeley/it/ I get an "HTTP/1.0
> 403 Access Forbidden (Read Access Denied - This virtual directory does
not
> allow objects to be read.)
>

Stephen Cochran

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Mar 31, 1997, 3:00:00 AM3/31/97

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I had the same problem until I enabled directory browsing in IIS Admin. I'm
guessing that it has to browse the directory, since you don't specify a
file name.

Kevin Blakeley <kevin.b...@goitp.com> wrote in article

> - virtual directory of "It" under wwwroot that has execute permissions
only
> - In my "It" directory I have all asp pages, and a global.asa file
> - default documents = default.asp,default.htm
>
> If I type my URL of my computer http://kblakeley/it/ I get an "HTTP/1.0
> 403 Access Forbidden (Read Access Denied - This virtual directory does
not
> allow objects to be read.)
>
> If I type my URL as http://kblakeley/it/default.asp the asp page loads
fine
>

Stephane Plattner

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Apr 3, 1997, 3:00:00 AM4/3/97

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Probably the most stupid suggestion 'til now, but have you stopped and
restarted IIS to make the new settings active? And does it behave
different with Netscape than with IE?
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Best
Stephane Plattner
DMS - Digitale Medien Systeme AG / Digital Media Systems Inc.
CEO Broadcast Communication Technologies

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