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Q241428: HTTP Compression Does Not Compress Office Documents

Article: Q241428
Product(s): Internet Information Server
Version(s): winnt:5.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbOSWin2000
Last Modified: 24-DEC-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Internet Information Services version 5.0 
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SYMPTOMS
========

HTTP Compression in Internet Information Services (IIS) version 5.0 does not
compress Microsoft Office documents.

CAUSE
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By default, HTTP Compression for static documents is configured to only compress
files with the following extensions:

  .htm
  .html
  .txt

RESOLUTION
==========

HTTP Compression can be configured to include additional document types by
modifying the metabase settings for the HTTP Compression filter using ADSI
scripts or similar tools. More details are outlined in the following Knowledge
Base article:

  Q234497 How to Specify Additional Document Types for HTTP Compression

Additional query words: iis gzip deflate

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Keywords          : kbOSWin2000 
Technology        : kbiisSearch kbiis500
Version           : winnt:5.0
Issue type        : kbprb
Solution Type     : kbpending

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