Re: HTML Page Linked to Windows Folder?

"Jonathan N. Little" <lws4art@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

David Segall wrote:

I should have endorsed Neredbojias' post in the above message.
<file://C:> will produce exactly the same result in Firefox as an FTP
server would from the same directory. The FTP server is only required
if you want to use Internet Explorer or you want to provide remote
access to your computer.


Don't know about you but mine must be:

file:///C:/

note slash count...
I wondered about that. If I enter file://C: into the Firefox address
bar it retrieves the directory listing but it alters the address bar
to display the URL you have posted. If I double click on the URL I
posted nothing happens and if I double click on the URL you posted a
get a _Windows_ Explorer Directory Listing. I am using Windows XP SP3
and the default browser is Forefox V3.0.1.
.

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