ActiveFile is an Active Server component that provides a robust set of methods for manipulating files and directories. ActiveFile's support for both file uploading and downloading lets developers of Active Server Pages applications have an integrated solution to the problem of exchanging data files with Web clients. Additional features include a download filter that makes it easier for users to download files, three new sample applications, and access to last-modification time and date of files. Also includes support for manipulating ZIP, StuffIt, and TAR files, download restarts, download failure detection, and two new sample applications. This update adds an inheritance property that lets you propogate permissions to files in a directory and an MD5 property to ensure file integrity