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bypassing index.html
Name: davidoffbeat Date: October 24, 2006 at 23:08:48 Pacific OS: Windows xp CPU/Ram: amd 3800 x2, 4gb Product: me
Comment:
Is it possible to bybass index.html of a website folder in order to see the directory of files?
Name: Laler Date: October 25, 2006 at 02:47:02 Pacific
Reply:
as a normal visitor? nope
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Response Number 2
Name: StuartS Date: October 25, 2006 at 04:53:12 Pacific
Reply:
No chance. Web servers are configured specifically to stop that from happening. If it were to happen it would leave the web site open to hackers with even the most rudimentary tools.
Generally speaking the only way you are going to see a list of files on a web site is if the web owners have configured an FTP server to allow you to do that and that usually requires a user name and password.
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Summary: Thanks Michael, One problem - as I'm not hosting the content myself I cannot change the server settings - I would therefore need to create index.html and do some sort of auto forwarding to index.shtml...
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