Today, a new section was opened on the IIS.net website - the Dowload Center.

http://www.iis.net/downloads/default.aspx?tabid=3

As with many pouplar sites, the Download pages are a hot item where people browse for stuff they can use now. There has never been anything like for the Microsoft where both developers, partners, site users, and IIS Team members can post their bits for the world to see. Already, Bill Stapls has posted his Gallery demo (http://www.iis.net/downloads/default.aspx?tabid=34&g=6&i=1325) that that shows off how managed handler that replaced the Direct Listing module in IIS7. When this module see listing of .jpg files, it will show them in a nice gallery that you can easily browse. This is much better than the typical list of files you you see when you get a directory listing delivered by IIS7. Replacing the IIS 7 directory listing module with a module that provides additional capabilites is meant to show of a simple but powerful idea about how you can use managed code in the process request pipleine to add features to IIS 7. Features that service any kind of content, not just .NET content.

There's soooo much to talk about with IIS 7 - it sort of jams up even a good talker like me. I mean I really like to talk about IIS 7 and I get sorta slammed with "where do I start!".

The Download center also has content for IIS 5 and 6 as well - so it's one stop shopping for downloadable content for IIs. Yeah!

-brett