So, many thanks for your comments,
> The general recommendation is to use a 3rd party WebDAV client. Check
> the archives details (I think it is Chris that uses one).
At least I found a product, what we actually use in our company and what I can
take also for our project.
The WebDAV Client is ba
> Some versions of the Windows WebDAV client refuse to connect if the server
> root is not WebDAV enabled.
> There is also this code that you might find helpful - although it hasn't been
> updated in a while:
> http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/tomcat/trunk/java/org/apache/catalina/filters/WebdavFix