Req. for nonexistent dir=404, req. for nonexistent file=200

Why the discrepancy?

[MichaelBluejay]

If I request a non-existent file my logfile shows a 200 error, like there was no problem. If I request a non-existent directory my logfile shows the proper 404 error.

There is no .htaccess file which could be interfering. What the heck?

[MichaelBluejay]

(bump)

[Dijkgraaf]

Do you have a custom 404 page?
If so, make sure that it is issuing a 404 status.

[MichaelBluejay]

I'm not sure how to answer that. As I said, there's no .htaccess file. Is there some other place where a custom 404 page could be specified? And if so, could that explain why requests for nonexistent directories return 404 while requests for non-existant files return 200?

[Dijkgraaf]

You might have more luck if you post this question in the Apache forum, as it does sounds like some sort of configuration issue.