BeginRequest fires for static files in ASP.NET MVC app

Question

I was under the impression that static files (CSS, images, @font-face files, etc) bypassed ASP.NET completely, and were served directly by IIS.

However, my BeginRe

Answer 1

BeginRequest will be triggered for all requests (including static content) if:

• You're using Visual Studio's development web server.
• You've configured IIS to do so.

Please take a look at: http://forums.asp.net/t/1220664.aspx