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cdru
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Re: goDaddy upset I have folders with no index.html What the?

said by WalkGood:

So, what are these "security reasons"???

I don't think they are security reasons, but to prevent the directory listing from showing. However if they wanted to prevent that, they could just disable it across the entire server. Or they only really want to allow it with limited circumstances and not by default.

Not agreeing with the reason, but just explain the likely thinking.

WalkGood
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WalkGood

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That supposes that someone would know the sub-directory/folder name(s) to type in a browser.

If the root directory has an index.html with no links to other folders/directories then the sub-directories would not be known or shown.

cdru
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said by WalkGood:

That supposes that someone would know the sub-directory/folder name(s) to type in a browser.

If the root directory has an index.html with no links to other folders/directories then the sub-directories would not be known or shown.

Many directories that aren't directly linked to by a parent directory have been "found" over time. All it takes is one mention in a forum, blog post...some place where a search engine indexes.