is there a way to prevent access to the index page. specifically the downloads. i tried to add .zip tothe htaccess file and that worked, but then when legitimate pilots tried to d/l the got the 404 error?
Mark is right. Downloads page is, by default, only available to logged in users.
Open up core/modules/Downloads/Downloads.php and check, it should look something like this:
class Downloads extends CodonModule
{
public function index()
{
if(!Auth::LoggedIn())
{
echo 'You must be logged in to access this page!';
return;
}
$this->set('allcategories', DownloadData::GetAllCategories());
$this->render('downloads_list.tpl');
}