Re: OT but related question

From: Kevin Spencer (kspencer_at_takempis.com)
Date: 07/21/04 

Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 17:17:55 -0400

You could certainly store the files in your web site. Put them into a folder
and disallow browsing for that folder. Note: Someone could conceivably
download a file from such a folder, but they would have to know the file
name and path to do so. 

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HTH,
Kevin Spencer
.Net Developer
Microsoft MVP
Big things are made up
of lots of little things.
"des" <dk_1967@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:GKBLc.2328$m12.1146@newsfe6-gui.ntli.net...
> Hi,
>
> Not about Frontpage but seems best place to get an answer and I am using
> Frontpage to create my site so here goes.
>
> I want to use my web space with a live web site to also store some files
> transfered by FTP.  The idea is that the files can be uploaded by my
program
> and then downloaded by another person at a different location.
>
> What I am wondering is, are there any problems using the web space to
store
> files, could anyone just browsing the site get access to the files?  Or
are
> there any other side effects.
>
> The upload/download will be done using FTP built into the program so there
> are no links to the files on the web pages themselves.
>
> Sorry if this is a silly question but I am new to websites.
>
> TIA.
> Des.
>
>
>

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