'no download' feature - real folders - mp3 files ONLY - feature broken
... I found the cause of the problem ...
The following is what I found and I have
no idea why this caused the problem I have described in this thread. I can reproduce this problem anytime I want now that I know what is causing it ...
1. For years I have been accessing my site 'locally' using my no-ip address without any problems by making a simple addition to my windows host file located in c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc (Win XP Pro SP2)
127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.0.1 my no-ip address
2. The problem I described in this thread is 'very real' when accessing my site locally using my no-ip address. I now have
no idea why the 'no download' feature was broken for
mp3 files only located in real folders. After years of running HFS, and doing all kinds of testing, this is the first time I have come across something like this that is totally related to the address I browse my site locally with.
3. Accessing my site locally with 127.0.0.1 or localhost produced
no problems whatsoever with 'no download' in real folders for any file type including mp3. The [deny] error message appeared for all as it should.
4. I have no idea why accessing my site locally using my no-ip address would cause the 'no download' problem I described in this thread. I don't know why they would even be related. Maybe somebody here could explain this to me! (scratching head).
5. * This now makes me wonder if the problem persists when a remote user gets access to the site using the same no-ip address. (not able to test at this time).