You're right. The spec does not say jsps can not be stored under WEB-INF, but it does say and I quote the spec:
"No file contained in the WEB-INF directory may be served directly to a client by the container" -- Servlet 2.3 spec pg 60 Given that, what good is storing a .jsp (or .gif, jpg, pdf, etc, ...) file in WEB-INF if the client can't request it? IMHO, files the client directly request should be outside the WEB-INF directory. Individual mileage may vary though. --David On Monday 26 November 2001 02:08 pm, you wrote: > > Note on the other stuff: Classes used on the server > > side should be in a package structure under > > WEB-INF/classes to work correctly. JSPs, > > static content, and client-side applets should > > all be outside the WEB-INF folder for proper > > operation. This is defined in the spec and is > > required for all applications conforming to it. > > Hope this clears some mystery. > > --David Smith > > I cannot find any place in the spec that says that > JSPs, etc. cannot be under WEB-INF. I have seen > many suggestions that this is a good place to put > them to prevent direct access. In what way doesn't > this provide "proper operation". > > Frank Lawlor > Athens Group, Inc. > (512) 345-0600 x151 > Athens Group, an employee-owned consulting firm integrating technology > strategy and software solutions. > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Troubles with the list: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Troubles with the list: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
