MIME Types

When the server returns a document to a Web browser, it includes a MIME type code in the response header that tells the browser what kind of document is being returned. You can modify the MIME type codes by editing the file DsServer.ini in the server program directory (usually C:\Program Files\Vanguard\Dscript Server 4\Decision). This file contains the line:

MimeTypes=\=text/html,.htm=text/html,.html=text/html,
.txt=text/plain,.text=text/plain,.gif=image/gif,
.jpg=image/jpeg,.jpeg=image/jpeg,.jpe=image/jpeg,
.js=application/x-javascript,.hst=forbidden,
.bin=forbidden,*=application/octet-stream

Normally you will not need to modify this line. However, you can add new MIME types or forbid access to files of a particular type by editing the line. The MIME type line consists of a list of file extension/MIME type pairs separated by comas. Each pair has the format:

extension=MIME type

The MIME type "forbidden" is interpreted by the server as a request to refuse access to all files of this type. The file extension "*" is used to represent all other file types. The * file type must be the last type in the list.

For example, if you want to provide access to files with the extensions .htm and .jpg and refuse access to all other files, then use the line:

MimeTypes=.htm=text/html,.jpg=image/jpeg,*=forbidden