diff --git a/netwerk/base/src/nsDirectoryIndexStream.cpp b/netwerk/base/src/nsDirectoryIndexStream.cpp
index f421442c71fe..3be66c9a7e6d 100644
--- a/netwerk/base/src/nsDirectoryIndexStream.cpp
+++ b/netwerk/base/src/nsDirectoryIndexStream.cpp
@@ -23,19 +23,35 @@
 
 /*
 
-  The converts a filesystem directory into an "HTTP index" stream.
+  The converts a filesystem directory into an "HTTP index" stream per
+  Lou Montulli's original spec:
+
+    http://www.area.com/~roeber/file_format.html
 
  */
 
 #include "nsEscape.h"
 #include "nsDirectoryIndexStream.h"
+#include "nsXPIDLString.h"
 #include "prio.h"
+#include "prlog.h"
 
+#ifdef PR_LOGGING
+static PRLogModuleInfo* gLog;
+#endif
 
 nsDirectoryIndexStream::nsDirectoryIndexStream()
     : mOffset(0)
 {
     NS_INIT_REFCNT();
+
+#ifdef PR_LOGGING
+    if (! gLog)
+        gLog = PR_NewLogModule("nsDirectoryIndexStream");
+#endif
+
+    PR_LOG(gLog, PR_LOG_DEBUG,
+           ("nsDirectoryIndexStream[%p]: created", this));
 }
 
 nsresult
@@ -49,6 +65,16 @@ nsDirectoryIndexStream::Init(nsIFile* aDir)
     if (!isDir)
         return NS_ERROR_ILLEGAL_VALUE;
 
+#ifdef PR_LOGGING
+    if (PR_LOG_TEST(gLog, PR_LOG_DEBUG)) {
+        nsXPIDLCString path;
+        aDir->GetPath(getter_Copies(path));
+        PR_LOG(gLog, PR_LOG_DEBUG,
+               ("nsDirectoryIndexStream[%p]: initialized on %s",
+                this, (const char*) path));
+    }
+#endif
+
     mDir = aDir;
 
     // Sigh. We have to allocate on the heap because there are no
@@ -62,6 +88,8 @@ nsDirectoryIndexStream::Init(nsIFile* aDir)
 
 nsDirectoryIndexStream::~nsDirectoryIndexStream()
 {
+    PR_LOG(gLog, PR_LOG_DEBUG,
+           ("nsDirectoryIndexStream[%p]: destroyed", this));
 }
 
 nsresult
@@ -141,11 +169,26 @@ nsDirectoryIndexStream::Read(char* aBuf, PRUint32 aCount, PRUint32* aReadCount)
             nsCOMPtr<nsIFile> current = do_QueryInterface(cur, &rv);
             if (NS_FAILED(rv)) return rv; 
 
+#ifdef PR_LOGGING
+            if (PR_LOG_TEST(gLog, PR_LOG_DEBUG)) {
+                nsXPIDLCString path;
+                current->GetPath(getter_Copies(path));
+                PR_LOG(gLog, PR_LOG_DEBUG,
+                       ("nsDirectoryIndexStream[%p]: iterated %s",
+                        this, (const char*) path));
+            }
+#endif
+
             // rjc: don't return hidden files/directories!
             PRBool hidden;
             rv = current->IsHidden(&hidden);
             if (NS_FAILED(rv)) return rv; 
-            if (hidden) continue;
+            if (hidden) {
+                PR_LOG(gLog, PR_LOG_DEBUG,
+                       ("nsDirectoryIndexStream[%p]: skipping hidden file/directory",
+                        this));
+                continue;
+            }
 
             char* path;
             rv = current->GetPath(&path);
diff --git a/netwerk/base/src/nsFileTransport.cpp b/netwerk/base/src/nsFileTransport.cpp
index 26a56956eb15..d4eb629ef364 100644
--- a/netwerk/base/src/nsFileTransport.cpp
+++ b/netwerk/base/src/nsFileTransport.cpp
@@ -88,10 +88,7 @@ public:
 
         // We'll try to use the file's length, if it has one. If not,
         // assume the file to be special, and set the content length
-        // to -1, which means "read the stream until
-        // exhausted". (Conveniently, a filespec will return "0" for a
-        // directory's length, so our directory HTTP index stream will
-        // just do the right thing.)
+        // to -1, which means "read the stream until exhausted".
         PRInt64 size;
         rv = mFile->GetFileSize(&size);
         if (NS_SUCCEEDED(rv)) {
@@ -105,7 +102,11 @@ public:
         PRBool isDir;
         rv = mFile->IsDirectory(&isDir);
         if (NS_SUCCEEDED(rv) && isDir) {
+            // Directories turn into an HTTP-index stream, with
+            // unbounded (i.e., read 'til the stream says it's done)
+            // length.
             *contentType = nsCRT::strdup("application/http-index-format");
+            *contentLength = -1;
         }
         else {
             char* fileName;
@@ -336,9 +337,6 @@ nsFileTransport::nsFileTransport()
       mOffset(0),
       mTotalAmount(-1),
       mTransferAmount(0),
-#ifdef PR_LOGGING
-      mSpec(nsnull),
-#endif
       mBuffer(nsnull)
 {
     NS_INIT_REFCNT();
@@ -351,6 +349,8 @@ nsFileTransport::nsFileTransport()
     if (nsnull == gFileTransportLog) {
         gFileTransportLog = PR_NewLogModule("nsFileTransport");
     }
+
+    mSpec = nsnull;
 #endif /* PR_LOGGING */
 }
 
@@ -591,8 +591,8 @@ nsFileTransport::OpenInputStream(PRUint32 startPosition, PRInt32 readCount,
     *result = mBufferInputStream.get();
     NS_ADDREF(*result);
     PR_LOG(gFileTransportLog, PR_LOG_DEBUG,
-           ("nsFileTransport: OpenInputStream [this=%x %s]",
-            this, (const char*)mSpec));
+           ("nsFileTransport: OpenInputStream [this=%x %s] startPosition=%d readCount=%d",
+            this, (const char*)mSpec, startPosition, readCount));
 
     NS_WITH_SERVICE(nsIFileTransportService, fts, kFileTransportServiceCID, &rv);
     if (NS_FAILED(rv)) return rv;
@@ -722,8 +722,8 @@ nsFileTransport::AsyncRead(PRUint32 startPosition, PRInt32 readCount,
     mTransferAmount = readCount;
 
     PR_LOG(gFileTransportLog, PR_LOG_DEBUG,
-           ("nsFileTransport: AsyncRead [this=%x %s]",
-            this, (const char*)mSpec));
+           ("nsFileTransport: AsyncRead [this=%x %s] startPosition=%d readCount=%d",
+            this, (const char*)mSpec, startPosition, readCount));
 
     NS_WITH_SERVICE(nsIFileTransportService, fts, kFileTransportServiceCID, &rv);
     if (NS_FAILED(rv)) return rv;
@@ -890,11 +890,17 @@ nsFileTransport::Process(void)
             return;
         }
         if (NS_FAILED(mStatus) || writeAmt == 0) {
+            PR_LOG(gFileTransportLog, PR_LOG_DEBUG,
+                   ("nsFileTransport: READING [this=%x %s] %s writing to buffered output stream",
+                    this, (const char*)mSpec, NS_SUCCEEDED(mStatus) ? "done" : "error"));
             mState = END_READ;
             return;
         }
         if (mTransferAmount > 0) {
             mTransferAmount -= writeAmt;
+            PR_LOG(gFileTransportLog, PR_LOG_DEBUG,
+                   ("nsFileTransport: READING [this=%x %s] %d bytes left to transfer",
+                    this, (const char*)mSpec, mTransferAmount));
         }
         PRUint32 offset = mOffset;
         mOffset += writeAmt;
@@ -903,6 +909,10 @@ nsFileTransport::Process(void)
                                                  mBufferInputStream,
                                                  offset, writeAmt);
             if (NS_FAILED(mStatus)) {
+                PR_LOG(gFileTransportLog, PR_LOG_DEBUG,
+                       ("nsFileTransport: READING [this=%x %s] error notifying stream listener",
+                        this, (const char*)mSpec));
+
                 mState = END_READ;
                 return;
             }