Make a public folder

B

banaticus

I'd like to make a folder on a web public -- I want anyone who comes by
to be able to see everything that's in the folder. How can I do that?
 
S

Stefan B Rusynko

Only if your host is willing to turn on folder/directory browsing for that folder for you

--

_____________________________________________
SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
"Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-;
To find the best Newsgroup for FrontPage support see:
http://www.frontpagemvps.com/FrontPageNewsGroups/tabid/53/Default.aspx
_____________________________________________


| I'd like to make a folder on a web public -- I want anyone who comes by
| to be able to see everything that's in the folder. How can I do that?
|
 
T

Tom Willett

Where are the original parts of this thread so we know what you're talking
about?
 
D

David Berry

Open IIS, right click on the folder and check Allow directory browsing.
Then make sure that you do NOT have a default document in that folder (such
as index.htm, default.htm or whatever the server has set up as default
documents).
 
B

Banaticus

What's IIS?

David said:
Open IIS, right click on the folder and check Allow directory browsing.
Then make sure that you do NOT have a default document in that folder (such
as index.htm, default.htm or whatever the server has set up as default
documents).
Click to expand...
 
T

Trevor L.

Banaticus said:
What's IIS?
Click to expand...

Well, I can answer that one because I don't have it !

It is (I think) Internet Information Server, which is part of Windows XP
Pro. (I have Windows XP Home, so I know that I don't have it, and when I see
posts about it, I think: "Well that's not for me")

Anyway, it is a local server which enables you to test your web page on a
server, but locally rather than on a server somewhere else.
 
D

David Berry

IIS is Internet Information Server. It's your web server. If you're your
own "host" for this web site then you should be familiar with IIS, how it
works and how to configure your web site. If not you're running a HUGE
security risk because the chances that your server is wide open for attack
are very possible. You should really look into some books on IIS if you're
going to host your own site(s).

To find it go to Control Panel, Administrative Tools, Internet Information
Server. If you're running Windows 2003 Server (or 2000 Server) then it
should be in your Start, Programs menu
 
B

Banaticus

It's not running any version of Windows, it's running Linux. The admin
for the web site, though, is pretty completely handled by Front Page.
 
D

David Berry

IIS doesn't come with Linux. You'll need to open whatever web server you
have and look for an option to allow Directory Browsing.
 
Top