Default index files

[Brian Evans]

I think the idea of a server defining (or allowing to be defined) the default file
seems fine. Tomasino does bring up a solid point that standardizing to some
degree or other on something would make migrating to other servers easier...
but I dont know that it is a huge deal. Particularly if, as is the case on Sean's
server software, an admin can set the default file.

I do think it would be nice if we settled on .gemini or .gmi or some such. Or at
the very least do some form of limiting to those two. Since there is not a shebang
in the file the suffix can make a difference for mime sniffing (both for server and
other software that might want to access gemini files). Having two isnt a big deal,
but a wildly divergent or per server naming convention feels needless since it can
really be an easy single line in the spec. I dont feel crazy strongly about which,
though I have a slight inclination toward gmi. Not sure if others will feel this needs
to be defined in the spec, but look forward to hearing thoughts.

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