remove Element for customHeaders for httpProtocol [IIS Settings Schema]

Note

For more information about the remove element, see the following topic on the Microsoft IIS.net Web site: Custom Headers <customHeaders>.

Removes a custom response header from the customHeaders collection. Headers that are removed from the customHeaders collection are not returned in responses from the Web server.

configuration Element [IIS Settings Schema]
  system.webServer Section Group [IIS Settings Schema]
    httpProtocol Element [IIS Settings Schema]
      customHeaders Element for httpProtocol [IIS Settings Schema]
        remove Element for customHeaders for httpProtocol [IIS Settings Schema]

Syntax

<remove name="field name of header" />

Attributes and Elements

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements for this section.

Attributes

Attribute

Description

name

Required string attribute.

Specifies a field name for the custom response header. In a response, a field name precedes the related field value.

Child Elements

None.

Parent Elements

Element

Description

configuration

Specifies the root element in every configuration file that is used by IIS 7.

system.webServer

Specifies the top-level section group (in ApplicationHost.config) in which this element is defined.

httpProtocol

Specifies HTTP protocol configuration for a Web server.

customHeaders

Configures a custom response header to be returned in responses from the Web server.

Remarks

For more information about the remove element, see the following topic on the Microsoft IIS.net Web site: Custom Headers <customHeaders>.

Element Information

Configuration locations

Machine.config

ApplicationHost.config

Root application Web.config

Application Web.config

Directory Web.config

Requirements

Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) version 7.0