MIME Extensions

J

JW

This is a follow-up to a previous posting regarding .docx file issues on my
server. Based on all the very good advice I received, it looks like I
probably need to specify additional MIME extensions. The feedback from my
host is that "If FP extensions are enabled, then you must use your version
of Microsoft FrontPage to handle mime types". I'm running FP2000 and cannot
find anything in the help files regarding MIME extensions. Can somebody
point me to how I handle this within FP? As always, thanks for the patience
and for sharing the good stuff...
JW
 
T

Thomas A. Rowe

FP doesn't have any functions to manage mime types.

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==============================================
Thomas A. Rowe
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
http://www.Ecom-Data.com
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R

Rob Giordano \(Crash\)

your host has to add the mime types


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Rob Giordano
Microsoft MVP Expression
 
M

Mark Fitzpatrick

I think it's more a conflict between the FP Server Extensions, and whatever
functionality they use to handle MIME types. I don't know if these are Linux
boxes or not, my guess is they are since that's what their main domain name
is running off of. If so, then you can adjust them using the htaccess file
(here's a sample http://www.modwest.com/help/kb1-231.html) It could be that
since FP has particular permission requirements, it could be that their
system is unable to make changes to the htaccess file or that there's a
problem with the build of the FP Server Extensions they are running. It
sounds a little bit inept though because FP has nothing to do with this sort
of stuff because MIME types are controlled solely by the web server.

Hope this helps,
Mark Fitzpatrick
Microsoft MVP - Expression
 
S

Steve Easton

J

JW

Thanks for all the excellent feedback. The site is running on Linux boxes
and the control panel offers a convenient method for adding MIME's.
Unfortunately, when FP extensions are installed, this option is disabled, so
there is apparently a significant conflict. I've submitted a ticket, asking
them to do it manually. We'll see what happens. Thanks again for all the
help.
 
R

Rob Giordano \(Crash\)

Dunno about a conflict per se, as I am running one site on a linux box and
am able to add mime-types through cPanel, they probably want to keep control
of what users may try to add/change/delete.

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Rob Giordano
Microsoft MVP Expression
 
T

Tom [Pepper] Willett

IIRC, Rob, their page said it was not functional from the C-Panel as long as
extensions were installed.
--
Tom [Pepper] Willett
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
"You're a daisy if you do!"
---
FrontPage Support:
http://www.frontpagemvps.com/
===
: Dunno about a conflict per se, as I am running one site on a linux box and
: am able to add mime-types through cPanel, they probably want to keep
control
: of what users may try to add/change/delete.
:
: --
: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
: Rob Giordano
: Microsoft MVP Expression
:
:
:
:
:
:
: : > Thanks for all the excellent feedback. The site is running on Linux
boxes
: > and the control panel offers a convenient method for adding MIME's.
: > Unfortunately, when FP extensions are installed, this option is
disabled,
: > so there is apparently a significant conflict. I've submitted a ticket,
: > asking them to do it manually. We'll see what happens. Thanks again for
: > all the help.
: >
: > : >> You need to open the control panel for your web site and add the mime
: >> type there.
: >> Normally to open the control panel you simply add cpanel to your
website
: >> address:
: >>
: >> www.mysite.com/cpanel and then give the user name and password when
: >> prompted.
: >> The user name and password should be that same that you use when you
: >> publish your web.
: >>
: >> Steve Easton
: >> Microsoft MVP FrontPage
: >> FP Cleaner
: >> http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/fpclean.htm
: >> Hit Me FP
: >> http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/HitMeFP.htm
: >>
: >> : >>> I'm beginning to get a headache....<G>
: >>>
: >>> Would you mind taking a look at the note at the bottom of this page
from
: >>> my host, regarding MIME and FP extensions? Am I misinterpreting what
: >>> they are saying, or are they misinformed?
: >>> http://oneworldhosting.com/support/control02_14.html
: >>>
: >>> Thanks for your help,
: >>> JW
: >>>
: >>> : >>>> FP doesn't have any functions to manage mime types.
: >>>>
: >>>> --
: >>>> ==============================================
: >>>> Thomas A. Rowe
: >>>> Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
: >>>> http://www.Ecom-Data.com
: >>>> ==============================================
: >>>>
: >>>>
: >>>> : >>>>> This is a follow-up to a previous posting regarding .docx file
issues
: >>>>> on my server. Based on all the very good advice I received, it looks
: >>>>> like I probably need to specify additional MIME extensions. The
: >>>>> feedback from my host is that "If FP extensions are enabled, then
you
: >>>>> must use your version of Microsoft FrontPage to handle mime types".
: >>>>> I'm running FP2000 and cannot find anything in the help files
: >>>>> regarding MIME extensions. Can somebody point me to how I handle
this
: >>>>> within FP? As always, thanks for the patience and for sharing the
good
: >>>>> stuff...
: >>>>> JW
: >>>>>
: >>>>>
: >>>>>
: >>>>
: >>>>
: >>>
: >>>
: >>
: >>
: >
: >
:
 
R

Rob Giordano \(Crash\)

Yep you're right, if you want to use cPanel to add mime type you have do
uninstall the FPSE first. Yuck. Coulda sworn I'd done it before...getting
old...and my mime is fading :))



--
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Rob Giordano
Microsoft MVP Expression






Tom [Pepper] Willett said:
IIRC, Rob, their page said it was not functional from the C-Panel as long
as
extensions were installed.
--
Tom [Pepper] Willett
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
"You're a daisy if you do!"
---
FrontPage Support:
http://www.frontpagemvps.com/
===
: Dunno about a conflict per se, as I am running one site on a linux box
and
: am able to add mime-types through cPanel, they probably want to keep
control
: of what users may try to add/change/delete.
:
: --
: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
: Rob Giordano
: Microsoft MVP Expression
:
:
:
:
:
:
: : > Thanks for all the excellent feedback. The site is running on Linux
boxes
: > and the control panel offers a convenient method for adding MIME's.
: > Unfortunately, when FP extensions are installed, this option is
disabled,
: > so there is apparently a significant conflict. I've submitted a
ticket,
: > asking them to do it manually. We'll see what happens. Thanks again
for
: > all the help.
: >
: > : >> You need to open the control panel for your web site and add the mime
: >> type there.
: >> Normally to open the control panel you simply add cpanel to your
website
: >> address:
: >>
: >> www.mysite.com/cpanel and then give the user name and password when
: >> prompted.
: >> The user name and password should be that same that you use when you
: >> publish your web.
: >>
: >> Steve Easton
: >> Microsoft MVP FrontPage
: >> FP Cleaner
: >> http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/fpclean.htm
: >> Hit Me FP
: >> http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/HitMeFP.htm
: >>
: >> : >>> I'm beginning to get a headache....<G>
: >>>
: >>> Would you mind taking a look at the note at the bottom of this page
from
: >>> my host, regarding MIME and FP extensions? Am I misinterpreting what
: >>> they are saying, or are they misinformed?
: >>> http://oneworldhosting.com/support/control02_14.html
: >>>
: >>> Thanks for your help,
: >>> JW
: >>>
: >>> : >>>> FP doesn't have any functions to manage mime types.
: >>>>
: >>>> --
: >>>> ==============================================
: >>>> Thomas A. Rowe
: >>>> Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
: >>>> http://www.Ecom-Data.com
: >>>> ==============================================
: >>>>
: >>>>
: >>>> : >>>>> This is a follow-up to a previous posting regarding .docx file
issues
: >>>>> on my server. Based on all the very good advice I received, it
looks
: >>>>> like I probably need to specify additional MIME extensions. The
: >>>>> feedback from my host is that "If FP extensions are enabled, then
you
: >>>>> must use your version of Microsoft FrontPage to handle mime
types".
: >>>>> I'm running FP2000 and cannot find anything in the help files
: >>>>> regarding MIME extensions. Can somebody point me to how I handle
this
: >>>>> within FP? As always, thanks for the patience and for sharing the
good
: >>>>> stuff...
: >>>>> JW
: >>>>>
: >>>>>
: >>>>>
: >>>>
: >>>>
: >>>
: >>>
: >>
: >>
: >
: >
:
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S

Steve Easton

Must be a host specific issue then.
all of my sites run on Apache servers with extensions, and I can edit mime types via CPanel.

--

Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
FP Cleaner
http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/fpclean.htm
Hit Me FP
http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/HitMeFP.htm


Rob Giordano (Crash) said:
Yep you're right, if you want to use cPanel to add mime type you have do uninstall the FPSE first. Yuck.
Coulda sworn I'd done it before...getting old...and my mime is fading :))



--
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Rob Giordano
Microsoft MVP Expression






Tom [Pepper] Willett said:
IIRC, Rob, their page said it was not functional from the C-Panel as long as
extensions were installed.
--
Tom [Pepper] Willett
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
"You're a daisy if you do!"
---
FrontPage Support:
http://www.frontpagemvps.com/
===
: Dunno about a conflict per se, as I am running one site on a linux box and
: am able to add mime-types through cPanel, they probably want to keep
control
: of what users may try to add/change/delete.
:
: --
: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
: Rob Giordano
: Microsoft MVP Expression
:
:
:
:
:
:
: : > Thanks for all the excellent feedback. The site is running on Linux
boxes
: > and the control panel offers a convenient method for adding MIME's.
: > Unfortunately, when FP extensions are installed, this option is
disabled,
: > so there is apparently a significant conflict. I've submitted a ticket,
: > asking them to do it manually. We'll see what happens. Thanks again for
: > all the help.
: >
: > : >> You need to open the control panel for your web site and add the mime
: >> type there.
: >> Normally to open the control panel you simply add cpanel to your
website
: >> address:
: >>
: >> www.mysite.com/cpanel and then give the user name and password when
: >> prompted.
: >> The user name and password should be that same that you use when you
: >> publish your web.
: >>
: >> Steve Easton
: >> Microsoft MVP FrontPage
: >> FP Cleaner
: >> http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/fpclean.htm
: >> Hit Me FP
: >> http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/HitMeFP.htm
: >>
: >> : >>> I'm beginning to get a headache....<G>
: >>>
: >>> Would you mind taking a look at the note at the bottom of this page
from
: >>> my host, regarding MIME and FP extensions? Am I misinterpreting what
: >>> they are saying, or are they misinformed?
: >>> http://oneworldhosting.com/support/control02_14.html
: >>>
: >>> Thanks for your help,
: >>> JW
: >>>
: >>> : >>>> FP doesn't have any functions to manage mime types.
: >>>>
: >>>> --
: >>>> ==============================================
: >>>> Thomas A. Rowe
: >>>> Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
: >>>> http://www.Ecom-Data.com
: >>>> ==============================================
: >>>>
: >>>>
: >>>> : >>>>> This is a follow-up to a previous posting regarding .docx file
issues
: >>>>> on my server. Based on all the very good advice I received, it looks
: >>>>> like I probably need to specify additional MIME extensions. The
: >>>>> feedback from my host is that "If FP extensions are enabled, then
you
: >>>>> must use your version of Microsoft FrontPage to handle mime types".
: >>>>> I'm running FP2000 and cannot find anything in the help files
: >>>>> regarding MIME extensions. Can somebody point me to how I handle
this
: >>>>> within FP? As always, thanks for the patience and for sharing the
good
: >>>>> stuff...
: >>>>> JW
: >>>>>
: >>>>>
: >>>>>
: >>>>
: >>>>
: >>>
: >>>
: >>
: >>
: >
: >
:
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