webpage file directory in Comcast HSI http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r7927912 en Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:38:22 EDT Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:38:22 EDT Re: webpage file directory http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,7933347 Nerdtalker :
said by USA Zombie See Profile:
said by studytime See Profile:
My website address looks like this,home.comcast.net/myusername/index.html

That is part of your problem as it has to be:
username.home.comcast.net/index.html

You don't need the index.html part at the end. Username.home.comcast.net is enough.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,7933347 Wed, 10 Sep 2003 23:31:12 EDT Re: webpage file directory http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,7932710 Big_D :
said by USA Zombie See Profile:
said by studytime See Profile:
My website address looks like this,home.comcast.net/myusername/index.html

That is part of your problem as it has to be:
username.home.comcast.net/index.html
Both are correct...
username.home.comcast.net
or
home.comcast.net/~username (don't forget the tilda)
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You want the truth? You can't handle the truth! ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,7932710 Wed, 10 Sep 2003 22:27:49 EDT Re: webpage file directory http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,7932693 Big_D :
said by studytime See Profile:
Hmmm, I created the index.html folder and uploaded some files to it.
index.html needs to be a file, not a folder. It is the default page loaded when the directory is requested. What you need to do is create that page, then put links to the files on that page.
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You want the truth? You can't handle the truth! ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,7932693 Wed, 10 Sep 2003 22:26:25 EDT Re: webpage file directory http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,7931078 studytime : Thanks madylarian, thats what I thought the answer was going to be, but I was hoping for something easier. Another reason for avoiding making a webpage in frontpage or whatever, is the extra disk space it requires and the time on my part to put it together. But oh well, I can't complain too much since it is free.

Thanks]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,7931078 Wed, 10 Sep 2003 19:40:52 EDT Re: webpage file directory http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,7930629 USA Zombie :
said by studytime See Profile:
My website address looks like this,home.comcast.net/myusername/index.html

That is part of your problem as it has to be:
username.home.comcast.net/index.html]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,7930629 Wed, 10 Sep 2003 18:46:55 EDT Re: webpage file directory http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,7930569 LemonTonic : Nevermind
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,7930569 Wed, 10 Sep 2003 18:39:08 EDT Re: webpage file directory http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,7930550 madylarian : Unfortunately, the very handy function you describe is no longer possible in the new and "improved" Comcast PWP. People who suggest creating a webpage with a list of the files are missing the point. We don't want a web page and had no need to create one, along with the added exposure to being spidered and having an email address harvested.

Nevertheless, the Comcast webspace has been dumbed down so that it defaults to a list of pages named index, home, default or a few others that I don't remember. You cannot just see a list of files using http anymore.

mady
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Honi soit qui mal y pense]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,7930550 Wed, 10 Sep 2003 18:36:36 EDT Re: webpage file directory http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,7930166 studytime : Hmmm, I created the index.html folder and uploaded some files to it. My website address looks like this, home.comcast.net/myusername/index.html I didn't create any webpages I just made the index.html folder and put some files in it. Now wouldn't you think if I typed in the address listed above it would list the files in the index.html folder? But no it still gives me the "this user has not moved yet" message. I know I could create a webpage with frontpage and list the files that way, but since I'm just using it for storage, that is kind of overkill. And I don't want to use "my file locker" because I want other people who are basically computer illiterate to be able to download stuff with out entering passwords. But if it comes down to it, I'll just make a webpage with front page and stick the files on there. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,7930166 Wed, 10 Sep 2003 17:54:46 EDT Re: webpage file directory http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,7928450 MrBradTX : What you will need then is an index.html page that contains the file listing.

ATTBI Personal Web Pages didn't support any server-side extensions. But there was some muttering about perhaps Comcast supporting Frontpage, so if Frontpage has some HTML extension to show the directory structure you might give it a try.

Worst case, you would need to manually update the index.html whenever the directory contents change, to keep it in synch.

I'm sort of at the end of my useful information about such things, perhaps someone else can help further.
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,7928450 Wed, 10 Sep 2003 14:41:00 EDT Re: webpage file directory http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,7928414 LemonTonic : Cant do this anymore. Without an index.html file, you will see exactly what you're seeing. You have to create an index.html file that will link to all your files.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,7928414 Wed, 10 Sep 2003 14:36:34 EDT Re: webpage file directory http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,7928221 studytime : Thanks, I can see the directory tree when I use smartftp or the tools on comcasts website, but what I would like to be able to do is type in my website address (me or anybody else)and have it list the file directory. It used to do this with the old webpage site that comcast had. All you had to do was use the built in ftp progam and upload files to your directory. When you typed in the url it would just list the file directory since I didn't put any actual webpages on it (like with frontpage).]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,7928221 Wed, 10 Sep 2003 14:10:43 EDT Re: webpage file directory http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,7928079 MrBradTX : If you connect to your webpage account with FTP protocol instead of HTTP you should get a directory list.

Example: ftp: // youruserid . home . comcast . net in a Microsoft IE browser. You should be asked for your password, then should see the directory list. You can then drag/drop files to/from your system.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,7928079 Wed, 10 Sep 2003 13:57:13 EDT webpage file directory http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,7927912 studytime : I used to use the old webpage site for file storage so that myself or my friends could download files without putting in passwords. It wasn't even a real webpage, just a directory with the files listed. I tried setting it up with the new webpage tools but if I go to the root directory Home.comcast.net/~myusername it no longer lists a file directory. It says something like "this user hasn't moved here yet" The webpage tools show that the files I uploaded are there but you can't see them. I can still download the files if I put the exact url like Home.comcast.net/~myusername/filename , but it would be easier if I could just see the directory tree. Anyone know how to do this?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,7927912 Wed, 10 Sep 2003 13:08:37 EDT