Directories when using file: URLs

[Konrad Neuwirth]

> 
> 
> When one references an http://machine.site.domain/blah/blah/ sort of URL, one
> would expect to get the file index.html, or a generated directory listing. This
> translation is a default behavior of most, if not all http servers.

  *BZT* Wrong. NCSA server usually do that. CERN Servers give you the
Welcome.html file from that directory from their standard configuartion
and that can easily be changed in the config file. 

> 
> Since OmniWeb (or any browser) is basically simulating an http server when
> using a file: URL, it seems like the directory/ to directory/index.html
> translation would be the correct thing to do. At least it should be an option.

And the file name should be configurable to match the current server
installation. But then, if you go to an ftp server, you are usually 
trying to get the directory listing, aren't you?

cheers,
//konrad

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