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No. A directory gives you a list of pointers to data and files. A folder contains that data and files (though directories can conveniently contain them, too). O
by sureaboutthis 8y ago
No. A directory gives you a list of pointers to data and files. A folder contains that data and files (though directories can conveniently contain them, too). On the web, any URI that ends with a "/" is specified to look first for an index file--such as index.html--which should contain a listing of links to files and other directories.
- afarrell 8y ago> A directory gives you a list of pointers to data and files. A folder contains that data and files (though directories can conveniently contain them, too) From an implementation perspective, you are correct. But that doesn't rebut what your parent comment is saying. > On the web, any URI that ends with a "/" is specified to look first for an index file--such as index.html--which should contain a listing of links to files and other directories. That is not my experience with most of the web. I've seen it, but not really that much in the past 6 years.
- sureaboutthis 8y agoI don't recall the RFC number but it is in the standard specification.
- afarrell 8y agoI'm not saying that this is incorrect, just that it is irrelevant.