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    Hello,

    In the skip options I'm using an entry like this "/newsite" which contains an .htaccess file to restrict logins.

    When running the indexer it still appears to find those files as running a search prompts for the login credentials.

    In the meantime I've set the access to 000 to prevent the directory from being read.

    Where am I going astray?

    Thank you.

  • #2
    Have a look in the Zoom log to see what was skipped and what was indexed.

    If you have /newsite in the Zoom page and folder skip list, then I think it is extremely unlikely that any URL with /newsite as part of the URL is indexed.

    If you still have a problem can you send us your Zoom configuration file and your log file.

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    • #3
      Thanks David I've sent both files.

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      • #4
        Did you receive them?

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        • #5
          No. What E-mail address did you use. I assume the log from was under 10MB?

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          • #6
            Yes under 10MB.

            Originally sent to zoom@ and now have resent to zoom@ and info@wrensoft.com.

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            • #7
              Got the log.

              So I see this in the log,
              16:09:54 - [SKIPPED] Skipping http://www.yoursite.com/newsite/Attachments/utilities/UtilitySheet-PortOrchard.pdf (Blocked by page skip list)

              I looked through the log and all URLs that are in the /newsite/ folder are skipped. As expected.

              I don't see any problem.

              What page or document in the /newsite/ folder are you claiming is being indexed?

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              • #8
                Appears to be a .htaccess file or some related as every time I index the site with /newsite perms of 755 doing a search calls the login action.

                Setting /newsite to 000 and indexing and then searching doesn't.

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                • #9
                  If you are doing a search and getting a login prompt before any results are displayed, then this is a server side configuration issue.

                  Adding or removing folders from the skip list, or any other change you make as part of the indexing process isn't going to fix this.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by wrensoft View Post
                    If you are doing a search and getting a login prompt before any results are displayed, then this is a server side configuration issue.
                    But not when the directory (which contains the .htaccess) is 000 and reindexed.

                    I give up.

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                    • #11
                      If you are stuck configuring your server, we can offer consulting services to fix it up. We would of course need access to your server. Contact us if you are interested.

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