> >Is there a better way than > > > >DirectoryIndex a-highly-improbable-filename.extension Just disable mod_dir (comment out if dynamic, otherwise ./configure --disable ... & recompile). Make sure to comment out all DirectoryIndex directives too and run "apachectl configtest" before attempting to restart the Apache to apply new configuration. You'll lose all "display directory contents" functionality. --------------------------------------------------------------------- The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx