Download contents of http directory?

[Malcolm Kay]

On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 22:35, Matthew Seaman wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 11, 2004 at 04:53:52PM +1030, Malcolm Kay wrote:
> > This raises a question for which I don't know the answer:
> >   How does one list an http directory that does allow it?
>
> Basically, you shouldn't.  If the web site administrator has set up
> index.html files or otherwise prevented you from generating a
> directory listing, it generally means that there's stuff in that
> directory which you aren't meant to access.  It's impolite (at best)
> to try and get round that, although the wise admin will take stronger
> meansures to ensure that even if you can guess filenames, you still
> can't download anything you shouldn't.
>

Please reread my query -- I'm asking how to read the directory 
when the administrator does allow it.

Malcolm Kay