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Remove index.html to show "domain/cat/" in Gossamer Links 3.0.1
Hi, this question has been discussed before at http://www.gossamer-threads.com/...orum.cgi?post=229800. I tried the method they mentioned, Unfortunately it doesn't work for me in Gossamer Links 3.0.1.

Many people think it's not necessary to change file path "domain.com/category/index.html " to "domain.com/category/". I'd think it's very important to show domain.com/category/ instead of domain.com/category/index.html, because:
  1. Internal and external links to domain.com/category/ is desirable considering the fact some people need to shift between index.html, index.shtml, index.php, or even index.asp when doing an upgrade on their websites. Whatever they change, the link path domain.com/category/ remains unchanged. This path still keeps the PR Google assigned to it, inbound links are still useful to guide either visitors or search engines to visit or crawl the site. While with an index.html, index.shtml, or index.php, an change in file name makes it lose original PR, link value, and make visitor' bookmark useless.
  2. domain.com/category/ looks cleaner, people are used to the ways DMOZ, Yahoo! directories show their directory paths. So why not Gossamer Links?

Could anyone please give me a solution? Thanks very much!
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Thread Remove index.html to show "domain/cat/" in Gossamer Links 3.0.1 wang 14794 May 20, 2005, 12:50 AM
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