.htaccess problem?

[Connie]

1) if your provider does not allow you to use the option/index - directive, you should ask them why, because this is really silly

2) you should not delete the whole file, just take out

Code:

Options -Indexes

or replace it with

Code:

#Options -Indexes

This directive protects folders which have no index.php or index.htm or index.html from showing the file list

so if you deactivate this setting take care that all folders have at least an empty index.html

but the best advice would be to talk with your hoster's support people and ask for the reasons

Cheers, Connie