On 2006-10-12, Howie <to.reply.pls.see.sig@end.of.message.com.invalid > wrote:
> I have a redirect in my top-level web directory which says this:
>
> AllowOverride All
> Redirect / http://www.pontinshistory.co.uk
> Redirect /index.htm/ http://www.pontinshistory.co.uk

The second one is already redundant, since the first one will bump
everything away.

> However, I want my server to list files in a lower directory to
> allow downloads.

I'm not enterily sure if it's possible, since the first one will already
redirect you when you hit the root dir.

> RewriteEngine on

?? why ?

> However, when I try to access www.pontinshistory.co.uk/downloads/
> I get a 500 server error page.

And in the error log ?

Davide

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