Sigh, check current configs, then send email. I also was initially using the: <FilesMatch "^\."> regex, which has the unexpected habit of blocking the ".." directory, which breaks the "click here for parent directory" links in the Index listings (if memory serves, my change log on http.conf doesn't list the exact problem). The current block I'm using for sites that do not have dot files is: <Files ~ "^\.[^.]"> Order allow,deny Deny from all </Files> Which allows .. to work properly. -- Jeremy Mates http://www.sial.org/ "You cannot control, only catch." -- Tsung Tsai