"files based on content, not file extension" option issue

[yyy]

Hi,
I met a strange question. When I disable "files based on content, not file
extension" option in IE browser (IE -->Tools Options-->Security-->Internet
zone-->Custom level --> "files based on content, not file extension"
disable).

When I used IE to access ftp://ftp.microsoft.com via. proxy, such as:
ccproxy..etc.

IE browser shows HTML source code instead of normal html webpage.

Could you take a look?

 

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yyy wrote:
> I met a strange question. When I disable "files based on content, not
> file
> extension" option in IE browser (IE -->Tools Options-->Security-->Internet
> zone-->Custom level --> "files based on content, not file extension"
> disable).
>
> When I used IE to access ftp://ftp.microsoft.com via. proxy, such as:
> ccproxy..etc.
>
> IE browser shows HTML source code instead of normal html webpage.
>
> Could you take a look?

 

[Jeff Strickland]

"yyy" <yyy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:EB569BFA-97E6-470A-839F-71CDD01EF2B1@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
> I met a strange question. When I disable "files based on content, not
> file
> extension" option in IE browser (IE -->Tools Options-->Security-->Internet
> zone-->Custom level --> "files based on content, not file extension"
> disable).
>
> When I used IE to access ftp://ftp.microsoft.com via. proxy, such as:
> ccproxy..etc.
>
> IE browser shows HTML source code instead of normal html webpage.
>
> Could you take a look?
>
>


The CONTENT of an HTML file is text -- or source code. The PRESENTATION of
an HTML file, based on the extension, is a Webpage.

You got what you asked for.

 

[Dan]

"yyy" <yyy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:EB569BFA-97E6-470A-839F-71CDD01EF2B1@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
> I met a strange question. When I disable "files based on content, not
> file
> extension" option in IE browser (IE -->Tools Options-->Security-->Internet
> zone-->Custom level --> "files based on content, not file extension"
> disable).
>
> When I used IE to access ftp://ftp.microsoft.com via. proxy, such as:
> ccproxy..etc.
>
> IE browser shows HTML source code instead of normal html webpage.
>
> Could you take a look?
>
>

As Jeff has already replied, you got exactly what you asked for. There is no
"content-type" header when using FTP because it is a protocol for
transferring files. If viewed over HTTP then the HTTP server adds the
appropriate "content-type" header to tell the browser what the file contains
so it will render it as HTML rather than treat is as plain text.

Why did you change this setting?

--
Dan