SharePoint document library problem using .config extension

Question

If I upload files with the .config extension to a SharePoint document library, clicking on them from a browser gives me the message:

XML Parsing Error: no element found Location: https://www...........somefile.config Line Number 1, Column 1:

Also, if I view the document library using "Open with Windows Explorer" I am unable to view or copy any of the .config files. I consistently get a "file not found" type error. Note that if I add a .txt file to this document library, it works fine. I defined the MIME type for .config, and now I get 404 errors.

Any ideas?

Answer 1

The file extension is a configuration file extension. IIS prevents downloading files with this extension to prevent security breaches