Iweb created capital "INDEX.html"

iweb creates a capital "INDEX.html" page and it doesn't open when viewed over the web. Can't seem to make it create "index.html" and don't want to redirect it. Any suggestions?
When I create a new page, it creates the page name in all caps. I can't change it, because it'll change it right back, for all pages that show up in the navigation bar. If I create a page and tell it not to include it in the nav bar, then it seems to let me, but if it's in the nav bar, it won't.
The problem is that when you enter my domain name, it doesn't see capital "INDEX.HTML", and instead shows a directory tree of all the files on server. I had been using the term "HOME" and it was automatically redirecting from the index.html page to the "HOME.html" page, but some browsers are kicking back errors, asking users if they want to be redirected to another site, which isn't something I can live with.
How can I make the "INDEX.html" page lower case so the browsers will see it and not need a redirect?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks-

The index.html file that iWeb creates is a redirect file and has no content, but it is NOT 0kB.
When you access your website without a pagename, index.html redirects to the first page in your Site.
iWeb is not involved in your problem. Better use another FTP application like [Cyberduck|http://cyberduck.ch] or check the settings of your current FTP app.

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