Newbie Q - index.html in directories?

I have noticed that on one of my sites if I enter
http://www.URL.com/directory_name, index.html loads automatically from
that directory, whereas on the other, I get an "Directory listing
denied" or "Unothorized" message (Mozilla/IE). Is there a way to set up
the second site to behave like the first, or am I screwed if I want this
functionality?

Thanks.

Lorne Cameron wrote:
> I have noticed that on one of my sites if I enter
> http://www.URL.com/directory_name, index.html loads automatically from
> that directory, whereas on the other, I get an "Directory listing
> denied" or "Unothorized" message (Mozilla/IE). Is there a way to set
> up the second site to behave like the first, or am I screwed if I
> want this functionality?
>
> Thanks.
Try http://www.URL.com/directory_name/ note /
You will need an index. file in the directory.

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In article <3ef77624$1@nntphost.cis.strath.ac.uk>,
lcameron@cis.strath.ac.uk says...
> I have noticed that on one of my sites if I enter
> http://www.URL.com/directory_name, index.html loads automatically from
> that directory, whereas on the other, I get an "Directory listing
> denied" or "Unothorized" message (Mozilla/IE). Is there a way to set up
> the second site to behave like the first, or am I screwed if I want this
> functionality?

It sounds like the first host has your index.html set up as the default
404 page [or some server configuration].

To make the second site show the same behavior, you'll need to either
place an index.html file in each directory or create a 404 error page to
match your site index page.

HTH,
Judy

TechnoHippie wrote:
> In article <3ef77624$1@nntphost.cis.strath.ac.uk>,
> lcameron@cis.strath.ac.uk says...
>> I have noticed that on one of my sites if I enter
>> http://www.URL.com/directory_name, index.html loads automatically
>> from that directory, whereas on the other, I get an "Directory
>> listing denied" or "Unothorized" message (Mozilla/IE). Is there a
>> way to set up the second site to behave like the first, or am I
>> screwed if I want this functionality?
>
> It sounds like the first host has your index.html set up as the
> default 404 page [or some server configuration].
>
> To make the second site show the same behavior, you'll need to either
> place an index.html file in each directory or create a 404 error page
> to match your site index page.
>

or configure the server so that the default document is one that actually
exists.

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"Lorne Cameron" <lcameron@cis.strath.ac.uk> wrote in message
news:3ef77624$1@nntphost.cis.strath.ac.uk...
> I have noticed that on one of my sites if I enter
> http://www.URL.com/directory_name, index.html loads automatically from
> that directory, whereas on the other, I get an "Directory listing
> denied" or "Unothorized" message (Mozilla/IE). Is there a way to set up
> the second site to behave like the first, or am I screwed if I want this
> functionality?
>
> Thanks.
>

If you have cpanel, you can set it up in there.
Or you can put in an index file and have on it "ACCESS DENIED".
www.richardbullis.com/images/
You don't see a directory listing do you?

When Richard was making a web page, a :-? appears and wrote:
> "Lorne Cameron" <lcameron@cis.strath.ac.uk> wrote in message
> news:3ef77624$1@nntphost.cis.strath.ac.uk...
>> I have noticed that on one of my sites if I enter
>> http://www.URL.com/directory_name, index.html loads automatically from
>> that directory, whereas on the other, I get an "Directory listing
>> denied" or "Unothorized" message (Mozilla/IE). Is there a way to set up
>> the second site to behave like the first, or am I screwed if I want this
>> functionality?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>
> If you have cpanel, you can set it up in there.
> Or you can put in an index file and have on it "ACCESS DENIED".
> www.richardbullis.com/images/
> You don't see a directory listing do you?

Nice pic.
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