Internet Information Services (IIS) 6 Resource Kit

Configure MIME Types

Internet Information Services (IIS) serves only static files with extensions registered in the Multipurpose Internet Mail Exchange (MIME) types list. IIS is preconfigured to recognize a default set of global MIME types, and also allows you to configure additional MIME types and change or remove MIME types. These MIME types are recognized by all Web sites you create in IIS.

MIME types can also be defined at the Web site and directory levels, independent of one another or the types defined globally. When you view MIME types at the Web site or directory level, only the types unique to that level are displayed, not all types inherited from the next level up. If you apply a MIME type at the global level after modifying the same ...