Re: Unusual directory listing

Hi Terry

By default (i think) Apache will display any file called readme or header if
there is no default.html or index.html in the directory.

Look at the settings for README and HEADER in httpd.conf

Regards
 John

> Hi again,
>       The other day, I added a realm to our WebTen 3.0.3 server. I ftp'd
> a PC read me text file which was the only file within this directory & went
> across to the Mac to retrieve it via Netscape. When I called up the realm,
> it asked me for the password as expected. When authorisation was granted,
> the directory came up with the directory name across the top & below that,
> the words 'Parent Directory' which was a link back to the root directory &
> below that, the text file was printed in it's entirety, instead of just
> displaying the name of the file as a link to view.
>       I viewed the directory on the Mac via ftp & it simply displayed the
> read me file as the only file in the directory. I deleted it, uploaded an
> html file I had laying around & looked at the realm from Netscape again,
> which showed the new file as a link, as I'd expected. So, from the Mac, I
> re-uploaded the same Read Me file as a text file, viewed the realm from
> Netscape again & it still displayed the whole file as a link. Does anyone
> have any ideas as to why the file would display instead of being a link? If
> so, what might the solution be?
> 
> 
>       Bye for now, Terry Allen
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