I've been trying to research a Tomcat question without bothering anyone but I'm not having any luck. I found the archives for this list, but it consists of about 14K messages and no search mechanism. How do I use it? I thought I'd first try to do all the research I could before asking a question that someone may have already answered, but I'm finding it impenetrable. (Google didn't help, either.)
The question I need to answer is this: I want the default behavior of the server to NOT list directory files, but for select applications, I want to enable it. The first part is easy: just set the <listings> element to false in the conf/web.xml file. That works fine. But how do I selectively ENABLE directory listing for certain applications? In particular, I have an "application" that does absolutely nothing. No servlets, jsps, or anything. The purpose is simply to be able to dump files there so that authorized users can log in and view/download them. (That application has security enabled so someone must log in to see it.) Obviously, I'd like the user to be able to see the directory listing for this area. I'm sure this has been answered before, but as I said, the archives aren't much use. (By the way, it took me TWO DAYS to successfully subscribe to this list. The TomCat site has links to pages that list a variety of mailings lists. Every one I tried before this one came back as a mail failure, including, ironically, the "help with this mailing list" address. Also, there are zero, and I do mean ZERO, instructions on just how to subscribe. Whoever maintains this needs to understand that there are lots of mailing list programs out there and there isn't a universal subscribe or sign-on mechanism. Some require your email in the body, while others insist on an empty body. It is incredibly frustrating, not to mention Dilbertesque, to be unable to ask a question about the list without first being a member of the list. A short paragraph of...gasp!...documentation would do a world of good.) Thanks, - Carl Dreher --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
