Just a quick note, the .htaccess file does not work on Windows-based servers. In this case, settings like this can be configured directly in IIS. See the current Microsoft Developer website for more info, as the instructions are different for each version. I can't give you a direct link to the Microsoft Developer website, as they keep changing it, but it is accessible from the complex menus on
http://www.microsoft.com . Don't expect user-friendly guides, though; Microsoft is QUITE well-known for their website's ease of use (sarcasm implied). No offense meant to anyone.