id,summary,reporter,owner,description,type,status,priority,milestone,component,version,severity,resolution,keywords,cc
18841,Sites with default permalinks do not return 'robots.txt',mbijon,,"Currently there is no .htaccess file when Permalinks are on the default (ie: /?p=123) setting.

Without an .htaccess file Apache does not direct requests for non-existent files to WordPress. Directing the request to WP is needed so the 'do_robots' or 'do_robotstxt' actions can respond with the rules set by the user in Permalink Settings.
* Servers other than Apache likely have the same problem, but I have not tested them
* This occurs in 3.2.1 and 3.3

I've marked severity 'major' since this undermines the Privacy Settings panel & may not meet user expectations. Please modify if this is not appropriate.",defect (bug),closed,normal,,Permalinks,3.3,minor,invalid,2nd-opinion dev-feedback close,mbijon