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Configuring Document Preferences
The server indexes directories by searching the directory for an index file called
index.html
of the directory's contents. For more information, see the previous section,
"Entering an Index Filename" on page 361. You can specify any file as an index file
for a directory by naming it one of these default names, which means you can also
use a CGI program as an index if CGI is activated.
If an index file isn't found, the server generates an index file that lists all the files in
the document root.
CAUTION
Specifying a Server Home Page
When end users first access the server, the first file they see is usually called a home
page. Usually, this file has general information about your server and links to other
documents.
By default, the server finds the index file specified in the Index Filename field in
the Document Preferences page and uses that for the home page. However, you
can also specify a file to use as the home page.
Specifying a Default MIME Type
When a document is sent to a client, the server includes a section that identifies the
document's type, so the client can present the document in the right way.
However, sometimes the server can't determine the proper type for the document
because the document's extension is not defined for the server. In those cases, a
default value is sent. The default is usually text/plain, but you should set it to the
type of file most commonly stored on your server. Some common MIME types
include the following:
• text/plain
• text/richtext
• image/jpeg
• application/x-tar
• application/x-gzip
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or
, which is a file you create and maintain as an overview
home.html
If your server is outside the firewall, turn off directory indexing to
ensure that your directory structure and filenames are not accessible.
• text/html
• image/tiff
• image/gif
• application/postscript
• audio/basic
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