[thelist] ASP - & Encoding

[Joshua Olson]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Blessing" <webguy at mail.rit.edu>
Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 11:55 PM
Subject: RE: [thelist] ASP - & Encoding

> Hey Joshua-
>
> I think you meant Request.Querystring().  Just an editorial note! =)

You are correct, I messed up.  :)

<tip type="ASP.NET" author="Joshua Olson">
If you are using a custom 404 handler in ASP that uses a Server.Transfer to
branch execution--and the files are not underneath the webroot--and hope to
move the functionality to ASP.NET, then listen up:

The security restrictions of ASP.NET do not allow you to use ..'s to move up
above the root of the application as defined in IIS.  It throws an error
that reads as follows:

Cannot use a leading .. to exit above the top directory.

Bummer.
</tip>