How do we make "index.html" the default name for every page?

[BoothMartin]

I would like viewers to be able to link to specific pages on my site with the http://www.site.com/PageName instead of having to use http://www.site.com/PageName/pagename.html. In other words, each html page needs to be named "index.html" and be in its own folder. Which seems a pretty simple requirement.

Is this possible? Or is it a Bad Idea? or...?

[1FugleyKiwi]

Yes, it sounds quite simple, but think it through.

Its a bit like the woman I once met who had 8 boys, all called George. Asked her what she did when she wanted just one of them and she answered "Then I call him by his father's name."

Apart from the fact that its a dumb idea, why would you even contemplate this? What do you hope to achieve?