Re: OT but related question

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From: David Baxter (spam-me_at_junkmail.com)
Date: 07/22/04 

Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 01:51:00 -0400

To add to what Kevin has said, the easiest way to prevent a directory
listing is to make sure it contains an index.html page (assuming that is
the default name for your home page on your server).

If the files are in a separate directory with no other existing html
files, simply create and upload an empty index.html file to the
directory containing the other files:

<html>
<head>
<body>
Place holder
</body>
</html>

This will prevent a directory listing for casual browsers.

Alternatively, again assuming the files are in a separate subdirectory,
if you are on a Unix/Linux server and know how to setup use the
.htaccess and .htpasswd files, you can password protect the subdirectory
containing the files.

"Kevin Spencer" <kspencer@takempis.com> wrote in message
news:uXSe%23h2bEHA.1000@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> 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.
>
> --
> 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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