[HTM3.05] What is the list of Default Documents in order of priority?

The list of default documents (pages which IIS will serve when only the sub directory is specified in the URL) in order of priority are:

index.cgi, index.pl, Default.asp, index.asp, index.html, index.html.var, index.shtml, index.php, index.php3, Default.htm, index.htm, iisstart.htm,
default.aspx,index.aspx

The list for Linux servers is as follows

index.cgi, index.pl, index.asp, index.html, index.html.var, index.shtml,
index.php, index.php3, index.htm, default.htm, default.asp

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