Article: Q158732
Product(s): Internet Information Server
Version(s): 1.0,2.0
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s):
Last Modified: 22-FEB-2002
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Internet Information Server versions 1.0, 2.0
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SYMPTOMS
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When you use browsers that have a mime mapping for .pl or .cgi file the browser
may try to download the script rather than executing it.
CAUSE
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When the following header information is not present as the first line of a CGI
script, a browser with a mime mapping for the file type may try to download the
script rather than execute it:
print "HTTP/1.0 200 OK\n";
RESOLUTION
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Make sure your CGI scripts return the following as the first line of the CGI
header response:
print "HTTP/1.0 200 OK\n";
Additional query words: iis cgi script download
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Keywords :
Technology : kbiisSearch kbiis200 kbiis100
Version : :1.0,2.0
Hardware : ALPHA x86
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