Trouble to sync Zotero with MS IIS7

meyrueis
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I try to sync my file on a wedav server that run on a MS IIS7 but i have this error:

Your WebDAV server must be configured to serve files without extensions and files with .prop extensions in order to work with Zotero.

I know there is a commun isue with the MS II7 due to the default config

but i think that my serveur is well configured because i can download and upload on it any kind of file from windows exploer

anybody could help me to solve this isue
Thank
  • jkooij
    I had the same problem as meyrueis to sync Zotero with IIS Webdav, which stems from the fact that IIS will, by default, not serve files with http GET and HEAD requests, which zotero uses. Mounting the address as a network drive in Explorer however _does_ show these files as it relies on PROPFIND, as I see in the IIS log files. This gives the impression that zotero has a bug.
    IIS doesn't serve unknown document types to GET requests as a security measure: As a webserver it could accidentally send restricted documents or server-side code [1].

    SOLUTION:
    You will need to explicitly register a default MIME type for files with unknown extension, either at the "Web Site" level or (what I recommend) at the "zotero" folder level. In the IIS Manager, go to the "zotero" folder and open the "MIME Types" feature. Add a new rule: extension = ".*", MIME Type = "application/octet-stream" [2]. Now all files in that folder and subfolders will be served.

    Hope this helps!

    - Julian

    References:
    [1]: http://blogs.iis.net/thomad/archive/2010/05/13/3gp-files-not-served-by-iis.aspx
    [2]: http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/john-savills-windows-faqs/q-how-can-i-enable-microsoft-internet-information-services-iis-6-0-to-display-filenames-that-have-no-extension-.aspx

    Maybe this can be added somewhere in the Zotero webdav documentation?
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