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#1 2006-02-09 18:14:53
- els
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Is it wrong that everyone can see your language file?
Why is it that domain.com/textpattern/lang/ returns a 403 Forbidden, and domain.com/textpattern/lang/en-gb.txt will show you the language file? Not that I mind very much, I just don’t understand how this works.
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#2 2006-02-09 21:10:59
- NyteOwl
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Re: Is it wrong that everyone can see your language file?
It means that viewing the contents of a directory are forbidden. This is common on directories that have no index file in them. It prevents people from browing the contents of directories. When you explicitly request a file it displays the file, no directory listing required.
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#3 2006-02-09 21:13:48
- els
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Re: Is it wrong that everyone can see your language file?
Ah I see, I had not understood that it’s just the listing of the files that’s forbidden, not the files themselves.
Thanks for your explanation.
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