Microsoft KB Archive/251219

= Files with the .map Extension Are Restricted to 128 KB in IIS =

Article ID: 251219

Article Last Modified on 11/21/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0
 * Microsoft Internet Information Services 5.0

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This article was previously published under Q251219



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SYMPTOMS
If a file is larger than 128 KB and has the .map extension, you may receive one or more of the following error messages in the browser:

HTTP 500 - Internal server error

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HTTP/1.1 500 Server Error

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Network request is not supported



CAUSE
The ".map" extension is reserved and intended for association with server-side image maps in Internet Information Server (IIS) and Internet Information Services (IIS). The size of these image maps is restricted to 128 KB. IIS enforces this size limit on all files that have a file name extension of .map before it loads the files.



STATUS
This behavior is by design.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use image maps that are smaller than 128 KB.



MORE INFORMATION
Other ASCII files that are larger than 128 KB are not affected. If you have a file with another extension (for example, "a01"), and the file larger than 128 KB, you will not have problems changing the mime type or viewing the file in the browser.

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