WebDAV In IIS 7.0, Request Filtering

If you are using WebDAV for remote storage, you've probably noticed (especially if you are a .NET developer) that you can't upload certain file types (for instance, ".config" files). This is due to request filtering. In the same way that IIS keeps people from requesting your web.config file via a GET request, IIS 7.0 does this for WebDAV as well. If you want to turn this off (and why wouldn't you), change the requestFiltering section in your applicationHost.config file (normally located at

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(set the directive to "false", "true" is the default)

For more information about Request Filtering, and more, check out Bob McMurray's excellent bog on MSDN:

Enjoy uploading anything you want now!

 The Head Geek