URL rewriting of "help.aspx" overrides standard help pages

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2/13/2007 2:03:34 PM
Jesse Englert
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URL rewriting of "help.aspx" overrides standard help pages

To reproduce:

1. Create a new page with the name "help"
2. Ensure that "help.aspx" points to that page
3. Click any help icon "?"

Notice that the new page you created is displayed in the help pop-up. If you delete the friendly URL to the newly created help page then the help pop-ups display as normal. Looks like a url rewriting problem.

-Jesse
2/14/2007 8:04:56 PM
Joe Audette
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Re: URL rewriting of "help.aspx" overrides standard help pages

There is really a broader issue here that I have been aware of but haven't dealt with yet and that is we should not allow friendly urls that mask physical .aspx files. Probably need to cache a list of all the physical .aspx files that exist in the root directory at minimum and not allow friendly urls mapping to the same place.

I will look into doing this when I get a chance.

Thanks,

Joe
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