diff --git a/src/sbbs3/js_file_area.c b/src/sbbs3/js_file_area.c
index 8b122e89f4f8c658baf4dedcbc0a8a2598b70f96..0f329662424e3a1147a7fdc3473d4185fc8d505e 100644
--- a/src/sbbs3/js_file_area.c
+++ b/src/sbbs3/js_file_area.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ static char* lib_prop_desc[] = {
 	,"library name"
 	,"library description"
 	,"library access requirements"
-	,"library link (for HTML index)"
+	,"library virtual path (for FTP or HTTP access)"
 	,"user has sufficient access to this library's directories <i>(introduced in v3.18)</i>"
 	,"internal code prefix (for directories) <i>(introduced in v3.18c)</i>"
 	,NULL
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ static char* dir_prop_desc[] = {
 	,"configured maximum age (in days) of files before expiration"
 	,"percent of file size awarded uploader in credits upon file upload"
 	,"percent of file size awarded uploader in credits upon subsequent downloads"
-	,"directory link (for HTML index)"
+	,"virtual path (for FTP or HTTP access)"
 	,"number of files currently in this directory <i>(introduced in v3.18c)</i>"
 	,"timestamp of file base index of this directory <i>(introduced in v3.19)</i>"
 	,"user has sufficient access to view this directory (e.g. list files) <i>(introduced in v3.18)</i>"
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ struct js_file_area_priv {
 	scfg_t		*cfg;
 	user_t		*user;
 	client_t	*client;
-	char		*html_index_file;
+	const char	*web_file_prefix;
 	uint		dirnum;
 };
 
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ js_file_area_finalize(JSContext *cx, JSObject *obj)
 	if((p=(struct js_file_area_priv*)JS_GetPrivate(cx,obj))==NULL)
 		return;
 
-	free(p->html_index_file);
 	free(p);
 	JS_SetPrivate(cx,obj,NULL);
 }
@@ -234,9 +233,13 @@ JSBool js_file_area_resolve(JSContext* cx, JSObject* areaobj, jsid id)
 	if(name==NULL || strcmp(name, "web_vpath_prefix")==0) {
 		if(name)
 			free(name);
-		if((js_str=JS_NewStringCopyZ(cx, p->cfg->web_file_prefix))==NULL)
-			return JS_FALSE;
-		val=STRING_TO_JSVAL(js_str);
+		if(p->web_file_prefix == NULL)
+			val = JSVAL_VOID;
+		else {
+			if((js_str=JS_NewStringCopyZ(cx, p->web_file_prefix))==NULL)
+				return JS_FALSE;
+			val=STRING_TO_JSVAL(js_str);
+		}
 		JS_DefineProperty(cx, areaobj, "web_vpath_prefix", val, NULL, NULL, JSPROP_ENUMERATE);
 		if(name)
 			return(JS_TRUE);
@@ -322,7 +325,7 @@ JSBool js_file_area_resolve(JSContext* cx, JSObject* areaobj, jsid id)
 			if(!JS_SetProperty(cx, libobj, "ars", &val))
 				return JS_FALSE;
 
-			sprintf(vpath,"/%s/%s",p->cfg->lib[l]->vdir,p->html_index_file);
+			sprintf(vpath,"/%s/",p->cfg->lib[l]->vdir);
 			if((js_str=JS_NewStringCopyZ(cx, vpath))==NULL)
 				return JS_FALSE;
 			val=STRING_TO_JSVAL(js_str);
@@ -362,7 +365,6 @@ JSBool js_file_area_resolve(JSContext* cx, JSObject* areaobj, jsid id)
 					continue;
 				*np = *p;
 				np->dirnum = d;
-				np->html_index_file = NULL;
 				JS_SetPrivate(cx, dirobj, np);
 
 				val=OBJECT_TO_JSVAL(dirobj);
@@ -529,10 +531,10 @@ JSBool js_file_area_resolve(JSContext* cx, JSObject* areaobj, jsid id)
 				if(!JS_SetProperty(cx, dirobj, "download_credit_pct", &val))
 					return JS_FALSE;
 
-				sprintf(vpath,"/%s/%s/%s"
+				sprintf(vpath,"/%s/%s/"
 					,p->cfg->lib[l]->vdir
 					,p->cfg->dir[d]->vdir
-					,p->html_index_file);
+					);
 				if((js_str=JS_NewStringCopyZ(cx, vpath))==NULL)
 					return JS_FALSE;
 				val=STRING_TO_JSVAL(js_str);
@@ -634,7 +636,7 @@ static JSClass js_file_area_class = {
 };
 
 DLLEXPORT JSObject* js_CreateFileAreaObject(JSContext* cx, JSObject* parent, scfg_t* cfg
-					,user_t* user, client_t* client, char* html_index_file) {
+					,user_t* user, client_t* client, const char* web_file_prefix) {
 	JSObject* obj;
 	struct js_file_area_priv *p;
 
@@ -652,12 +654,9 @@ DLLEXPORT JSObject* js_CreateFileAreaObject(JSContext* cx, JSObject* parent, scf
 	p->cfg = cfg;
 	p->user = user;
 	p->client = client;
-	if (html_index_file == NULL)
-		html_index_file = "";
-	p->html_index_file = strdup(html_index_file);
+	p->web_file_prefix = web_file_prefix;
 
 	if(!JS_SetPrivate(cx, obj, p)) {
-		free(p->html_index_file);
 		free(p);
 		return(NULL);
 	}
diff --git a/src/sbbs3/js_user.c b/src/sbbs3/js_user.c
index f59af948e3772ca2692c36d541507c125c293548..fc3ab8c314c394c2e4747fa4d2f8eeee66f9d5e7 100644
--- a/src/sbbs3/js_user.c
+++ b/src/sbbs3/js_user.c
@@ -1660,11 +1660,11 @@ JSObject* js_CreateUserObject(JSContext* cx, JSObject* parent, scfg_t* cfg, char
 /****************************************************************************/
 JSBool
 js_CreateUserObjects(JSContext* cx, JSObject* parent, scfg_t* cfg, user_t* user, client_t* client
-					 ,char* html_index_file, subscan_t* subscan)
+					 ,const char* web_file_vpath_prefix, subscan_t* subscan)
 {
 	if(js_CreateUserObject(cx,parent,cfg,"user",user,client,/* global_user */TRUE)==NULL)
 		return(JS_FALSE);
-	if(js_CreateFileAreaObject(cx,parent,cfg,user,client,html_index_file)==NULL) 
+	if(js_CreateFileAreaObject(cx,parent,cfg,user,client,web_file_vpath_prefix)==NULL) 
 		return(JS_FALSE);
 	if(js_CreateMsgAreaObject(cx,parent,cfg,user,client,subscan)==NULL) 
 		return(JS_FALSE);
diff --git a/src/sbbs3/main.cpp b/src/sbbs3/main.cpp
index 00cc40e73f87c25f404c799497a724ded7e0b7b6..79834ea5c089872fa48046c642dd520206ac2658 100644
--- a/src/sbbs3/main.cpp
+++ b/src/sbbs3/main.cpp
@@ -1401,7 +1401,7 @@ bool sbbs_t::js_create_user_objects(JSContext* cx, JSObject* glob)
 	bool result = false;
 	if(cx != NULL) {
 		JS_BEGINREQUEST(cx);
-		if(!js_CreateUserObjects(cx, glob, &cfg, &useron, &client, NULL, subscan))
+		if(!js_CreateUserObjects(cx, glob, &cfg, &useron, &client, startup->web_file_vpath_prefix, subscan))
 			lprintf(LOG_ERR,"!JavaScript ERROR creating user objects");
 		else
 			result = true;
@@ -1506,7 +1506,7 @@ extern "C" BOOL js_CreateCommonObjects(JSContext* js_cx
 			break;
 
 		/* Area Objects */
-		if(!js_CreateUserObjects(js_cx, *glob, cfg, /* user: */NULL, client, /* html_index_fname: */NULL, /* subscan: */NULL))
+		if(!js_CreateUserObjects(js_cx, *glob, cfg, /* user: */NULL, client, startup->web_file_vpath_prefix, /* subscan: */NULL))
 			break;
 
 		success=TRUE;
diff --git a/src/sbbs3/sbbs.h b/src/sbbs3/sbbs.h
index 39f6823ee7bc95697daa78447060331075266cc4..66320f60a5a18bb807e5ceb9af52f5b52d4d9ba3 100644
--- a/src/sbbs3/sbbs.h
+++ b/src/sbbs3/sbbs.h
@@ -1376,11 +1376,11 @@ extern "C" {
 	DLLEXPORT JSObject* js_CreateUserObject(JSContext* cx, JSObject* parent, scfg_t* cfg
 													,char* name, user_t* user, client_t* client, BOOL global_user);
 	DLLEXPORT JSBool	js_CreateUserObjects(JSContext* cx, JSObject* parent, scfg_t* cfg
-													,user_t* user, client_t* client, char* html_index_file
+													,user_t* user, client_t* client, const char* web_file_vpath_prefix
 													,subscan_t* subscan);
 	/* js_file_area.c */
 	DLLEXPORT JSObject* js_CreateFileAreaObject(JSContext* cx, JSObject* parent, scfg_t* cfg
-													,user_t* user, client_t* client, char* html_index_file);
+													,user_t* user, client_t* client, const char* web_file_vpath_prefix);
 
 	/* js_msg_area.c */
 	DLLEXPORT JSObject* js_CreateMsgAreaObject(JSContext* cx, JSObject* parent, scfg_t* cfg
diff --git a/src/sbbs3/sbbs_ini.c b/src/sbbs3/sbbs_ini.c
index d649714696bacb231bf8db97462aa4bd0ccbd30e..dcd5da9c4ed8a5fb559507e96593987b021cea5d 100644
--- a/src/sbbs3/sbbs_ini.c
+++ b/src/sbbs3/sbbs_ini.c
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ static const char*	strJavaScriptLoadPath		="JavaScriptLoadPath";
 static const char*	strJavaScriptOptions		="JavaScriptOptions";
 static const char*	strSemFileCheckFrequency	="SemFileCheckFrequency";
 static const char*	strIniFileName				="iniFileName";
+static const char*  strFileVpathPrefix			="FileVPathPrefix";
 
 #define DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL				LOG_DEBUG
 #define DEFAULT_BIND_RETRY_COUNT		2
@@ -455,6 +456,8 @@ void sbbs_read_ini(
 
 		bbs->login_attempt = get_login_attempt_settings(list, section, global);
 		bbs->max_concurrent_connections = iniGetInteger(list, section, strMaxConConn, 0);
+
+		SAFECOPY(bbs->web_file_vpath_prefix, iniGetString(list, "web", strFileVpathPrefix, nulstr, value));
 	}
 
 	/***********************************************************************/
@@ -711,6 +714,8 @@ void sbbs_read_ini(
 			,iniGetString(list,section,"Authentication",WEB_DEFAULT_AUTH_LIST,value));
 		SAFECOPY(web->logfile_base
 			,iniGetString(list,section,"HttpLogFile",nulstr,value));
+		SAFECOPY(web->file_vpath_prefix
+			,iniGetString(list, section, strFileVpathPrefix, nulstr, value));
 
 		SAFECOPY(web->default_cgi_content
 			,iniGetString(list,section,"DefaultCGIContent",WEB_DEFAULT_CGI_CONTENT,value));
@@ -1263,6 +1268,8 @@ BOOL sbbs_write_ini(
 			break;
 		if(!iniSetString(lp,section,"HttpLogFile",web->logfile_base,&style))
 			break;
+		if(!iniSetString(lp,section,strFileVpathPrefix, web->file_vpath_prefix, &style))
+			break;
 
 		if(!iniSetString(lp,section,"DefaultCGIContent",web->default_cgi_content,&style))
 			break;
diff --git a/src/sbbs3/scfg/scfgxfr1.c b/src/sbbs3/scfg/scfgxfr1.c
index b81589fa197ce7889463b06ebc8ab1adf9880eb3..b15e6ca0da1ea0e8ea506ddf142fc57406c39b1e 100644
--- a/src/sbbs3/scfg/scfgxfr1.c
+++ b/src/sbbs3/scfg/scfgxfr1.c
@@ -77,8 +77,6 @@ void xfer_opts()
 				,cfg.file_misc & FM_SPACES ? "In" : "Ex");
 		sprintf(opt[i++], "%-33.33s%u characters", "Allowed Filename Length", cfg.filename_maxlen);
 		sprintf(opt[i++], "%-33.33s%s", "Allowed Filename Characters", str);
-		sprintf(opt[i++], "%-33.33s%s", "Web File Virtual Path Prefix"
-			, cfg.web_file_prefix[0] ? cfg.web_file_prefix : "<disabled>");
 		strcpy(opt[i++],"Viewable Files...");
 		strcpy(opt[i++],"Testable Files...");
 		strcpy(opt[i++],"Download Events...");
@@ -298,24 +296,6 @@ void xfer_opts()
 						break;
 				}
 				break;
-			case __COUNTER__:
-				uifc.helpbuf=
-					"`Web File Virtual Path Prefix:`\n"
-					"\n"
-					"The virtual path prefix to your file transfer areas (filebases)\n"
-					"accessible via HTTP or HTTPS using the Synchronet Web Server.\n"
-					"\n"
-					"A prefix beginning and ending in a slash (e.g. `/files/`) is recommended.\n"
-					"\n"
-					"A prefix of just '`/`' would interpret `all` web requests as filebase access\n"
-					"requests.\n"
-					"\n"
-					"Setting this to an empty string disables access to your filebases from\n"
-					"the Synchronet Web Server.\n"
-				;
-				uifc.input(WIN_MID,0,0,"Web File Virtual Path Prefix"
-					,cfg.web_file_prefix, sizeof(cfg.web_file_prefix)-1, K_EDIT);
-				break;
 			case __COUNTER__: 	/* Viewable file types */
 				while(1) {
 					for(i=0;i<cfg.total_fviews && i<MAX_OPTS;i++)
diff --git a/src/sbbs3/scfgdefs.h b/src/sbbs3/scfgdefs.h
index 20535fa88a47b989b43a529edda8b27e1b4b37e3..f86c20517bc2e3072aee33268ff7a1c87109cd39 100644
--- a/src/sbbs3/scfgdefs.h
+++ b/src/sbbs3/scfgdefs.h
@@ -465,7 +465,6 @@ typedef struct
 	int32_t 		file_misc;			/* File Misc Settings */
 	int32_t			xtrn_misc;			/* External Programs Misc Settings */
 	uint16_t		filename_maxlen;	/* Maximum filename length */
-	char			web_file_prefix[33];
 
 	char			node_comspec[LEN_CMD+1];	/* DOS COMMAND.COM to use */
 	char			node_editor[LEN_CMD+1]; /* Local text editor command line to use */
diff --git a/src/sbbs3/scfglib2.c b/src/sbbs3/scfglib2.c
index 5be38d93d6b188ec21b2066b0578993160a87eb0..01f67e040a60e00b0c595d076d19cd378f2be463 100644
--- a/src/sbbs3/scfglib2.c
+++ b/src/sbbs3/scfglib2.c
@@ -61,11 +61,8 @@ BOOL read_file_cfg(scfg_t* cfg, char* error, size_t maxerrlen)
 	get_int(cfg->filename_maxlen, instream);
 	if(cfg->filename_maxlen == 0)
 		cfg->filename_maxlen = SMB_FILEIDX_NAMELEN;
-	get_str(cfg->web_file_prefix, instream);
 
-	// Padding (NULs):
-	get_int(c,instream);
-	for(i=0;i<12;i++)
+	for(i=0;i<29;i++)
 		get_int(n,instream);
 
 	/**************************/
diff --git a/src/sbbs3/scfgsave.c b/src/sbbs3/scfgsave.c
index 830d6b2f6417eb141fa3ddb5e3fa84189dc70098..29d00d7ce9b0cf486c20bfa30d0551c70d849c54 100644
--- a/src/sbbs3/scfgsave.c
+++ b/src/sbbs3/scfgsave.c
@@ -661,12 +661,8 @@ BOOL write_file_cfg(scfg_t* cfg, int backup_level)
 	put_int(cfg->leech_sec,stream);
 	put_int(cfg->file_misc,stream);
 	put_int(cfg->filename_maxlen, stream);
-	put_str(cfg->web_file_prefix, stream);
-	// Padding (NULs)
-	c=0;
-	put_int(c, stream);
 	n=0;
-	for(i=0;i<12;i++)
+	for(i=0;i<29;i++)
 		put_int(n,stream);
 
 	/* Extractable File Types */
diff --git a/src/sbbs3/startup.h b/src/sbbs3/startup.h
index 6c0c5cba3f7e41e0a7ff909bf1eb2fc9b5ec5e2e..b90e10e06606496af0e57a31d8c7090c5b0922e8 100644
--- a/src/sbbs3/startup.h
+++ b/src/sbbs3/startup.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef struct {
     char    dosemuconf_path[INI_MAX_VALUE_LEN];
     char	temp_dir[INI_MAX_VALUE_LEN];
 	char	ini_fname[INI_MAX_VALUE_LEN];
+	char	web_file_vpath_prefix[INI_MAX_VALUE_LEN];
 
 	/* Miscellaneous */
 	BOOL    usedosemu;
diff --git a/src/sbbs3/websrvr.c b/src/sbbs3/websrvr.c
index 7519753f9a7aa120e460d0ebf6268747de9b1731..e3ae6e52ca9d32d8429291432cacc4b93c55cb6f 100644
--- a/src/sbbs3/websrvr.c
+++ b/src/sbbs3/websrvr.c
@@ -1640,7 +1640,7 @@ BOOL http_checkuser(http_session_t * session)
 		JS_BEGINREQUEST(session->js_cx);
 		if(session->user.number>0) {
 			if(!js_CreateUserObjects(session->js_cx, session->js_glob, &scfg, &session->user, &session->client
-				,NULL /* ftp index file */, session->subscan /* subscan */)) {
+				,startup->file_vpath_prefix, session->subscan /* subscan */)) {
 				JS_ENDREQUEST(session->js_cx);
 				lprintf(LOG_ERR,"%04d !JavaScript ERROR creating user objects",session->socket);
 				send_error(session,__LINE__,"500 Error initializing JavaScript User Objects");
@@ -1649,7 +1649,7 @@ BOOL http_checkuser(http_session_t * session)
 		}
 		else {
 			if(!js_CreateUserObjects(session->js_cx, session->js_glob, &scfg, /* user: */NULL, &session->client
-				,NULL /* ftp index file */, session->subscan /* subscan */)) {
+				,startup->file_vpath_prefix, session->subscan /* subscan */)) {
 				JS_ENDREQUEST(session->js_cx);
 				lprintf(LOG_ERR,"%04d !ERROR initializing JavaScript User Objects",session->socket);
 				send_error(session,__LINE__,"500 Error initializing JavaScript User Objects");
@@ -3143,7 +3143,7 @@ static BOOL get_fullpath(http_session_t * session)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if(scfg.web_file_prefix[0] && strncmp(session->req.physical_path, scfg.web_file_prefix, strlen(scfg.web_file_prefix)) == 0) {
+	if(startup->file_vpath_prefix[0] && strncmp(session->req.physical_path, startup->file_vpath_prefix, strlen(startup->file_vpath_prefix)) == 0) {
 		session->filebase_access = TRUE;
 		return TRUE;
 	}
@@ -3530,7 +3530,7 @@ static void read_webctrl_section(FILE *file, char *section, http_session_t *sess
 
 static bool resolve_filebase_path(http_session_t* session, char* path)
 {
-	uint dir = getdir_from_vpath(&scfg, path + strlen(scfg.web_file_prefix), &session->user, &session->client, false);
+	uint dir = getdir_from_vpath(&scfg, path + strlen(startup->file_vpath_prefix), &session->user, &session->client, false);
 	if(dir >= scfg.total_dirs)
 		return false;
 	char filename[MAX_PATH + 1];
@@ -5515,7 +5515,7 @@ js_login(JSContext *cx, uintN argc, jsval *arglist)
 
 	/* user-specific objects */
 	if(!js_CreateUserObjects(session->js_cx, session->js_glob, &scfg, &session->user, &session->client
-		,NULL /* ftp index file */, session->subscan /* subscan */)) {
+		,startup->file_vpath_prefix, session->subscan /* subscan */)) {
 		lprintf(LOG_ERR,"%04d !JavaScript ERROR creating user objects",session->socket);
 		send_error(session,__LINE__,"500 Error initializing JavaScript User Objects");
 		return(FALSE);
diff --git a/src/sbbs3/websrvr.h b/src/sbbs3/websrvr.h
index ea2b63e017612d0e10e2a96bf471a1943a1c133d..9b470cd9cb49af0adb11523e0965214ab4a35e51 100644
--- a/src/sbbs3/websrvr.h
+++ b/src/sbbs3/websrvr.h
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ typedef struct {
     char**	index_file_name;						/* Index filenames */
 	char	logfile_base[INI_MAX_VALUE_LEN];		/* Logfile base name (date is appended) */
 	char	ini_fname[INI_MAX_VALUE_LEN];
+	char	file_vpath_prefix[INI_MAX_VALUE_LEN];
 
 	/* Misc */
     char	host_name[128];