Long description

The user requests for a particular folder. The command, GET forward slash folder 1 forward slash, is given to the server for this purpose. The action taken in response to this command, by the server is as follows: The server recognizes that a folder is being requested and either ("a"): Finds the index file in the folder and returns (or interprets) it. (b): Generates and returns an H T M L page directory listing of all the files in the folder. (c): Returns a 403 error code, saying we do not have permission to access this resource. Either of these three is send back to the user.