mod_access/3783: The com sub-directory is refused to be accessed by Apache. Http Error code 403

[Gil Shapir <sh...@haifa.vnet.ibm.com>]

>Number:         3783
>Category:       mod_access
>Synopsis:       The com sub-directory is refused to be accessed by Apache. Http Error code 403
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    apache
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   apache
>Arrival-Date:   Wed Jan 27 06:20:02 PST 1999
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     shapir@haifa.vnet.ibm.com
>Organization:
apache
>Release:        1.3.4
>Environment:
Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 
>Description:
I've Java packages on the Server. A common name/directory for Java packages
is com. Apache refuses to let the Client access a com directory.
Simillar names like comm are fine. Yet, com is the common name for Java
packages/directory. 
>How-To-Repeat:
This is easy:
- Create a 'com' sub-directory under the Server document root directory
- Try to access it from a Client.
- Yoy'll get a 403 error code
>Fix:
No, since it looks as something internal to Apache
>Audit-Trail:
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