unbelievable fix
The web page works fine when accessed on the same machine it exists on. It works superlousy when accessed from another machine. As this type of remote access is the point of web sites, I assumed the fix would be in the IIS world. On I plowed through the timeout settings on DefaultAppPool etc. to no avail. This took hours. Finally, it hits me: just have the link go to the machine name as a file, rather than as a URL the traditional way. I know it's sick and wrong, but it works and I'm as happy as the ladies making those honey bunches of oats with their white bonnets and their factory with those boxes on conveyor belts. In other words, completely unblocked. Hooray.
New queer eye tonight, and a new favorite ten things I hate about you. I needed a new Tuesday fix since 24 has gone away and this is it. Thank you bravo.