studytime
join:2002-03-16
| webpage file directory 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? | |
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MrBradTX
join:2001-05-23
Carrollton, TX
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| Re: webpage file directory 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. | |
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studytime
join:2002-03-16
| 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). | |
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MrBradTX
join:2001-05-23
Carrollton, TX
·RoadRunner Cable
| Re: webpage file directory 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.
[text was edited by author 2003-09-10 14:41:59] | |
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LemonTonic
join:2001-06-22
Westminster, MD | 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. | |
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studytime
join:2002-03-16
| 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. | |
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USA Zombie
Premium
join:2002-08-22
Seattle, WA
| Re: webpage file directory said by studytime  :
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 | |
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Big_D
Premium
join:2003-06-02
Augusta, GA
| Re: webpage file directory said by USA Zombie :
said by studytime :
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
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home.comcast.net/~username (don't forget the tilda)
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Big_D
Premium
join:2003-06-02
Augusta, GA
| said by studytime :
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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madylarian
The curmudgeonly
Premium
join:2002-01-03
Parkville, MD
| 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.
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LemonTonic
join:2001-06-22
Westminster, MD
| Nevermind
[text was edited by author 2003-09-10 18:40:54] | |
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studytime
join:2002-03-16
| 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.
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