 alanhdslPremium
join:1999-10-09
Phoenix, AZ | Common problem One way these supposedly unlinked pages can get linked to is by web servers that provide directory listings for directories with no default page (index.html, etc.). An indexing robot will happily recurse through all of the subdirectories, even if there are no HTML links to the files in them. |
| A missing "index.html", especially in sub-directories, is probably the most common mistake I've seen over the years. I run into that almost every day since I’ve always found it interesting "back down" a URL to see what else might be there. It’s amazing to me all the directories that show up and all the "leftovers" that get left in those directories.
One in particular that I find amusing is for a boardwalk camera at a mid-Atlantic resort. Back down the URL to the image directory (which is missing the "index.html" file or default file) and there is a .JPG photo of a guy in his underwear sipping on a cup of coffee.  Wonder if he is the sites creator? 
Here again, I think it's simply people not understanding how the Web works. |
