forbidden dilemma (apache2 + pier)

Hi, I have the following problem with an apache 2.2.14 (running on Ubuntu 10) + a pier image: - I have my little pier image running on port 8004 - if I "curl localhost:8004/pier", I get a proper page back - I then have a configuration like: <VirtualHost *:80> ProxyPreserveHost On ServerName humane-assessment.com DocumentRoot /srv/humane-assessment.com/web <Directory /srv/humane-assessment.com/web> Order deny,allow Allow from all </Directory> RewriteEngine On RewriteCond /srv/humane-assessment.com/web/%{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteRule ^/(.*)$ http://localhost:8004/pier/$1 [proxy,last] </VirtualHost> - I enabled extra: proxy.load, proxy.conf, proxy_http.load, rewrite.load - accessing files stored in /srv/humane-assessment.com/web works just fine (for example, http://humane-assessment.com/favicon.ico) - however, when I go to http://humane-assessment.com/, I get "403 Forbidden" Does anyone have an idea why that is? Cheers, Doru -- www.tudorgirba.com "The coherence of a trip is given by the clearness of the goal."