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Note: This howto should be considered as extension to the Howto: Setup an Apache Webserver to deliver BlackBerry OTA Applications which describes why you need to set mime types in your web server. Here is what you should do if you are running an IIS.

Microsoft IIS provides a GUI for setting up MIME types. Below lists the steps for setting up MIME types with IIS 5.0 on Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional:

1. Bring up the Internet Information Services window by selecting Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Internet Service Manager.
2. In the tree on the left-hand side, you should see an item whose caption is your computer’s name. Right-click on it to pop up a menu.
3. Click Properties in the menu to bring up the Properties window.
4. Click the Edit button located in the Computer MIME Map frame to bring up the File Types window.
5. In the File Types window, you can see a list of MIME mappings. Use the buttons labeled “New Type…”, “Remove” and “Edit…” to make any changes you want.

The steps for setting up MIME types with other versions of IIS should be similar.

If your IIS is of version 3.0 or below, the procedure is less user-friendly. It involves editing the registry at the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\ Services\InetInfo\Parameters\MimeMap.

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