Forbidden to browse http://www.mailscanner.info/files/4 - why?

[Dhawal Doshy]

sandrews at andrewscompanies.com wrote:
> Most people don't allow file browse in webfolders.  I think it's time to
> take your tinfoil hat off.

The files section would perform a directory listing till some time back. 
Maybe Julian decided to change that..

Best to wait for his response..

- dhawal


> -----Original Message-----
> From: mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info
> [mailto:mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info] On Behalf Of Richard
> Bollinger
> Sent: Monday, September 04, 2006 9:46 AM
> To: mailscanner at lists.mailscanner.info
> Subject: Forbidden to browse http://www.mailscanner.info/files/4 - why?
> 
> Why is it forbidden to browse http://www.mailscanner.info/files/4 ?
> Was the apache configuration changed on purpose at the end of May?  If
> so, why?  For an open source project, one would assume there are no
> secrets to hide.
> 
> Thanks, Rich B
> 
> Here's what I get with lynx http://www.mailscanner.info/files/4:
> 
>                                                                   403
> Forbidden
> 
>                                    Forbidden
> 
>    You don't have permission to access /files/4/ on this server.
> 
>    Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to
>    use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.
>      _________________________________________________________________
> 
> 
>     Apache/1.3.35 Server at www.mailscanner.info Port 80