IIS 8.5 Serve file with no extension from particular folder

Question

I have some files that have been uploaded to a folder called /Download however the have no extension e.g. File1 I have tried adding a /Download/Web.Config file with the following specified

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<configuration>
    <system.webServer>
        <staticContent>
            <mimeMap fileExtension=".*" mimeType="application/octet-stream" />
        </staticContent>
    </system.webServer>
</configuration>

But with this in place I still receive this error from IIS:

HTTP Error 404.17 - Not Found The requested content appears to be script and will not be served by the static file handler.

Most likely causes: The request matched a wildcard mime map. The request is mapped to the static file handler. If there were different pre-conditions, the request will map to a different handler.

Things you can try: If you want to serve this content as a static file, add an explicit MIME map.

I tried with jusr a * but not with just a dot... Ill test now! — bUKaneer, Sep 04 '15 at 09:08
Yeah that worked - I knew it would be something silly - if you add that as an answer Ill mark it correct! — bUKaneer, Sep 04 '15 at 09:10
Thank you for the feedback. Looking forward to the points :-) — John K. N., Sep 09 '15 at 15:02

score 7 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 09 '15 at 14:56

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Have you tried with just a dot?

<mimeMap fileExtension="." mimeType="application/octet-stream" />

answered Sep 09 '15 at 14:56

John K. N.

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