Posted by Neredbojias on 05/18/06 10:44

To further the education of mankind, "GMach3" <gmach@gkmtradingdot.com>
vouchsafed:

> Pardon me if this has been asked before or if this is too basic. I'm
> am the webmaster for my church's website which is done in FP (please
> refrain from tossing rotten eggs at me.)
>
> The powers that be would like to post the church newsletter on the
> site, which in itself is not hard. I've created a directory for the
> newsletter (ex. www.mysite.com/newsletter). With my previous host, I
> could simply go to the subdirectory and see the contents, however my
> current host pops up a huge 403:Forbidden message which says that the
> attempt to access the directory should not be repeated.
>
> I put an index.htm page in that folder, and it appears fine. What I'd
> like to do is have it display the contents of the directory
> dynamically and have links to each newsletter. I know how to do it
> manually, but would rather it be automatic so the secretary can upload
> the file and I won't have to manually update the page.

Some hosts configure their servers not to allow anonymous directory access.
Personally, I think it's a good idea.

--
Neredbojias
Infinity has its limits.

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