Disable WebDAV just for one URL??

From: Brad Berson (userj_at_no.spam)
Date: 08/12/04 

Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 18:03:06 -0400

I have set up a web site for my family, and there's a page where they
can upload files to (and download files from) a specific subfolder on
the web site called Documents. In order for them to be able to upload
and delete files I had to give that group write permissions to the
folder. So far, so good.

Then I discovered that when opening a file from that folder via the
web site link, then closing it, I was given the opportunity to save
changes. Whoops! That's not quite what I was intending to offer.

I'm assuming that's WebDAV giving everyone the opportunity to change
each other's files, right?

Can I disable WebDAV just for that URL (i.e.,
family.sld.tld/secure/documents) without affecting all the other web
sites running on that server?

Does Frontpage rely on WebDAV? Can I disable WebDAV without screwing
up my use of Frontpage? At this point I'm really not interested in
whatever else WebDAV is offering, but then again I'd hate to disable
WebDAV entirely and decide four months later that I /do/ have a use
for it.

Thanks for any advice,
brad dot berson at rectaltronics dot com

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