asis files
What are asis files?
asis files as simply files with an extension of .asis. Files
with such an extension are treated specially by the server.
What can asis files do?
The server looks at the start of the asis file as uses the information
there to return custom header information. This enables you to send
custom HTTP headers without requiring the need to use an expensive CGI
script.
Use
To just alter the HTTP status code returned, make the top line of the
.asis file of the format:
Status: XYZ Desc
where XYZ is a 3 digit HTTP code, eg 203, and Desc is a textual
description of the HTTP code, eg Provisional Information.
To have complete control, and to force the server to return the exact
contents of the file with no extra header information attached, include
an entire HTTP header at the top of the asis file, eg:
<![CDATA[
HTTP/1.0 200 OK
Set-Cookie: PART_NUMBER=ZEUS_SERVER_0001; path=/
MIME-version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/html
Last-Modified: Tuesday, 14-Nov-95 03:30:12 GMT
Expires: Tuesday, 14-Nov-95 03:30:12 GMT
Proxy: No-cache
<html>
<head>
<title>Zeus Technology Ltd</title>
</head>
]]>
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