Is it possible to disable web.config files completely for a site?

Hi,

Can anybody tell me please, is there an analogue to Apache's "AllowOverride None" directive in regards of the web.config files? In other words, can I make IIS ignore all web.config files in directory structure of specific site, and store all configuration in one file outside the structure (e.g. applicationHost.config)?

I have a Windows 2008 R2 server with IIS7.5. I need to provide users with read-write access to some directory tree via WebDAV. The same users will also be able to reach the same directories by other means - FTP, SFTP, CIFS, etc.

My aim: I don't want someone to be able to upload / modify web.config files in the published folders, thus modifying behavior of IIS. If such file is created, IIS should simply treat it as any other file.

Thanks!