Novell NETWARE 6-DOCUMENTATION Manual page 1996

Directory Indexing
If more than one name is specified, the server searches in the order in which
the names appear in this field until one is found. For example, if your index
filenames are INDEX.HTML and HOME.HTML, the server first searches for
INDEX.HTML and, if it doesn't find it, the server then searches for
HOME.HTML.
In your document directory, you'll probably have several subdirectories. For
example, you might create a directory called PRODUCTS, another called
SERVICES, etc. It's common to provide an overview (or index) of these
directories.
The server indexes directories using the following process:
1. The server first searches the directory for an index file called
INDEX.HTML or HOME.HTML, which is a file you create and maintain
as an overview of the directory's contents. (These defaults can be
configured for the whole server, so your server's files might vary. For
more information, see
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.
2. If an index file isn't found, the server generates an index file that lists all
the files in the document root. The generated index has one of the
following formats:
Fancy directory indexing is fairly detailed. It includes a graphic that
represents the type of file, the date the file was last modified, and the
file size.
Simple directory indexing is less detailed, but also takes less time to
generate.
You can also specify that no dynamic directory listing be generated
if the server looks for index files and cannot find any. If the server
does not find any index files, it will not create a directory listing to
show the user and will return an error message.
"Specifying a Default Home Page" on page
Managing Server Content
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