Re: What's wrong with names that end in /?

(I haven't tried it)

Is the point that whether or not a document can be saved to a URL ending with
a / is a server decision, and Amaya should attempt it and then report a
server-side error (if necessary), not refuse point-blank to try?

Scott

> To expand on this:
> How would Amaya know what your server has set for a default or index page?
> Does
> 
> http://www.w3.org/2000/07/hs78/     mean
> http://www.w3.org/2000/07/hs78/index.html   or
> http://www.w3.org/2000/07/hs78/index.htm    or
> http://www.w3.org/2000/07/hs78/default.htm    or
> http://www.w3.org/2000/07/hs78/home.html
> 
> etc.  The server doesn't automatically change the directory-based URI to a
> full file URI on a PUT command.  Right?  I mean, wouldn't the PUT command
> have to respond with the index.html part of the URI for this to work the way
> you're suggesting in Amaya?
> 
> Is this some kind of a trick question?  DC clearly knows what he's doing, so
> there's something I'm not picking up in his question.
> 
> PTR
> 
> 
> 
> ---- Original Message -----
> From: "Steven Antonio" <santonio@delanet.com>
> To: <www-amaya@w3.org>
> Sent: Friday, July 21, 2000 7:32 PM
> Subject: Re: What's wrong with names that end in /?
> 
> 
> > > When I try to save
> > >
> > > http://www.w3.org/2000/07/hs78/
> > >
> > > Amaya complains that it has no name and offers
> > > to save
> > > http://www.w3.org/2000/07/hs78/Overview.html
> > >
> > > Why? What's wrong with the name
> > > http://www.w3.org/2000/07/hs78/
> >
> > Dan,
> >
> > http://www.w3.org/2000/07/hs78/ is a directory, not a file.
> >
> > Steve
> >

Received on Sunday, 23 July 2000 20:37:51 UTC