Web Space

I have Verizon DSL with 10MB of free web space that I want to use for file sharing, not to view pictures or text. I have it here: http://mysite.verizon.net/kgbove/index.htm
If you go there, you will see a Home Page Under Construction. I want to change it to just show the index.htm of files I FTP to the space.
Any ideas?

 

What happens if you rename the "index.htm" file, (say to "index.htm.bak ")?

Also do the same to an "index.html" file if it exists.

Note: When you revisit the website you may need to a [Shift]-Refresh to force your browser to get the new page.

 

When I FTP to the site, I see the Index.htm file that I could rename, delete, etc. Sure seems to me I could replace it. How do I generate an real Index file?
I renamed it, replaced it with a different index.htm file, but when I access the site I still get the construction page. It seems the index.htm file I see is just a copy of the ISP's file.
More ideas?

 

File View

Ken,
try making a new folder with no index file and upload a couple trial files to it ...
then add a link to your original index file to go to the new folder or add a meta redirect to the main index file that directs to the new folder [ if it shows the directory files ]
meta code below [ place between your < head > tags
< meta http-equiv= "refresh" content= "2;url=http://yourwebsite.com/the newfoldername" >

 

If you remove all "index.htm ", "index.html ", "default.htm" and/or "default.html" files, you should end up with a simple file listing, like so:

http://ftp.arl.mil/ftp/historic-computers/jpeg/

http://typo3.sunsite.dk/zip-archives/3.7.0/

http://sprott.physics.wisc.edu/fractals/natural/

http://www.willem.org/ZIP/utility/

In other words, if the internet file server can't find any of the four files listed above in a particular directory (folder), it displays a simple list of the files that are in the directory.

 

To txclaw: I can easily add folders, but I don't know how to alter the index file.

To SpywareDr: Doesn't work; I believe the real index file is guarded by the ISP.

 

info

Ken,
1: the verizon sitebuilder faq page..
Verizon Site Builder FAQ .....

2: Verizon Server Type: Microsoft-IIS/5.0

3: I don't know whether a windows server supports non-indexed open folders as *nix does

4: you can edit the index file via .. notepad or microsoftword if nothing else is present, just save the the file as extension .html

4a: you should be able to edit the html page with the verizon provided sitebuilder ..
hope this helps

 

Site Builder doesn't work for me, so I am trying to get that resolved first. Thanks again everyone.

 

Found a few "mysite.verizon.net" directories that apparently do not have an "index.html" file.

http://mysite.verizon.net/frautsch/quotes/

http://mysite.verizon.net/vzep458t/teamubfhq/business/
http://mysite.verizon.net/vzep458t/teamubfhq/business/1994
http://mysite.verizon.net/vzep458t/teamubfhq/business/1995
http://mysite.verizon.net/vzep458t/teamubfhq/business/1996
http://mysite.verizon.net/vzep458t/teamubfhq/business/1997
http://mysite.verizon.net/vzep458t/teamubfhq/business/1998
http://mysite.verizon.net/vzep458t/teamubfhq/business/1999
http://mysite.verizon.net/vzep458t/teamubfhq/business/2000

 

Those are great examples of what I want. Now I have to figure out how to do it. At least I now know it can be done.

 

To SpywareDr: I see one of the sites you found created a file list by linking to Parent Directory software on his home page. Where can I get such software?

 

Many internet servers are setup to automatically display a simple list of files that are in the folder being accessed if an "index.html" file is not in that folder.

In other words, if the server finds an "index.html" in the folder being accessed, it displays it. If it's not found, it simply displays a list of the files.

Servers can also be reconfigured to use any default file name. Some of the most common are: index.html, index.htm, default.html, default.htm. Note that servers can also be configured not to display a list files, but an error page instead.

So, if your server is setup to look for and display any of those four file names, make sure none of those filenames exist in that folder and then try to access that folder in your browser. With any luck it will display a list of files in that folder.

 

I tried this and not only did I not get a new list, but I am now forbidden to view the site. This starting to be fun.

 

webpage

Ken,
copy and paste the code below into notepad ...
then save it as all files inserting .htm so it reads index.htm
upload to your web server .. make a folder called share as specified in the code and upload a file there and see if you can view the new folder as a directory ...

Code:

<html>
<head>
<title>Kens Homepage</title>
<meta http-equiv= "Content-Type" content= "text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 ">
</head>

<body bgcolor= "#FFFFFF" text= "#000000" topmargin= "0" bottommargin= "0" leftmargin= "0" rightmargin= "0 ">
<div align= "center ">
<table ALIGN=CENTER VALIGN=top width= "100%" height= "550" border= "0" bordercolor= "CECECE" cellspacing= "3" cellpadding= "6 ">
<tr>
    <td width= "100%" colspan= "3" ALIGN=CENTER VALIGN=top><H3>Ken's Homepage</h3></td>
  
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width= "15% ">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width= "70%" ALIGN=CENTER VALIGN=top><a href= "http://mysite.verizon.net/kgbove/share "> <h4><font color= "#000000 ">Viewable Folder Content</font></h4></a></td>
    <td width= "15% ">&nbsp;</td>&nbsp;
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width= "15% ">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width= "70%" ALIGN=CENTER VALIGN=center></td>
    <td width= "15% ">&nbsp;</td>&nbsp;
  </tr>
   <tr>
     <td width= "100%" colspan= "3 "ALIGN=CENTER  VALIGN=center>homepage content by Ken</td>
  </tr>
</table>
</div>
</body>
</html>

 

Webpage

To TXCLAW: Thanks, I am making progress. I get the home page, but when I try to get to the SHARE file I get this:
Forbidden
You don't have permission to access /kgbove/share/ on this server.

 

webpage

Ken,
Once again it is back to the windows server file read/render format ... maybe time to shoot a email to webpage support and ask why folder views are not enabled and see if they can be set on for your site or just exactly what code do you need to use if any ....
other than that I will research some more ....
Regards
TxClaw

update: have you logged in the link below at your webspace and found any file/option to switch to get folder view?

https://sso.verizon.net/ssowebapp/VOLPortalLogin?ActualTarget=https://netservices.verizon.net/portal/verizon/protected/afterssologin.jsp?a=b

 

Webspace

 

hmmm

may as well try one possible solution
the links spywaredr posted from mysite.verizon.net all had

http://mysite.verizon.net/username/subdirectory/subdirectory/

as if a folder where inside another directory then maybe it does not require an index.htm to show the files .....
worth a try ... add a new folder into the directory share you made then try to access the new folder like
http://mysite.verizon.net/username/foldername/foldername/ ..
other than that still searching ....

 

webspace

It must require some kind of link to the home page as the new folder comes up NOT FOUND.
The example sites all had a connection to the home page with some software like what other ISP's use for their parent directory and index files. Wish I new where to find such software.