Re: Password Protect a webpage

You can do this without creating a new protected folder. Right now your
files look like a DOS listing, as you put it because there is no index.html
file in that folder. If the browser had found an index.html file in that
folder it would have loaded it. I think there are several fairly simple way
to accomplish your goals, but it might require redoing a few links, and
doing some reorganization perhaps.

First create a new single Publisher web page that lists and describes the
files that you want to make available to download, that currently reside in
the protected folder. Looking at your home page and the link to the members
only folder, which I presume is the protected folder, that link is:
http://www.osiaglnw.org/nwin/current.pdf which tells me the protected
folder is called "nwin". This means that you will write the links on your
new one page site to that folder, and the file that you want to download and
when clicked the member will have to log in before they can download the
file. Now, I know you like relative links, and you are welcome to change
these suggestions, but I most often use absolute links, so I don't get
confused. So, after writing the descriptions to the different files that are
available to download, if you want use the "click here" approach, then
insert your hyperlinks to the different files:
http://www.osiaglnw.org/nwin/current.pdf
http://www.osiaglnw.org/nwin/adifferent.pdf
http://www.osiaglnw.org/nwin/athirdfile.pdf
etc.

Then after you have the page ready to upload, create a new subfolder on your
main site, and perhaps call it "members", and upload your new one page
Publisher website to that folder. Then from your main site somewhere, write
a link to that page:
http://www.vanusa.org/members/index.html
Then after that page loads, the member can click on any of the links and
they will require a log in just like
http://www.osiaglnw.org/nwin/current.pdf does.

Its all clear as mud now right? ;-)

DavidF


"Don Schmidt" <Don Retired Engineer@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Sorry I've been unclear; we presently have a subfolder protected but the
files listed look like a DOS listing. I was looking for a way to list the
files with a description, sort of what could be done using a hyperlink.

Me thinks looking for a way to password a webpage should go to the "back
burner" and get on with other chores. :-)

Thanks for sharing thoughts.

Take care,

Don


"DavidF" <Nope@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Don,

I suspect that what you are describing with getting 10 MB of server space
with each email address is the allocated space...the mailbox for the
messages with that email address, not a website.

I don't understand the logic behind the use of the "page5.html", but
hey...I don't follow a lot of logic.

I still would think that your host like most would offer more than one
password protected subfolder on your main site, and given that you have
more than just a page to protect, I still think producing a new web
page/site with Publisher and uploading it and the files you want to
protect, to that protected subfolder is the most "logical" solution to
me...but then we have already talked about my logic. I am fairly sure you
understand what I am proposing, but in case you don't then read David
Bartosik's article about "Building a web site with multiple Publisher web
publication files":
http://msmvps.com/blogs/dbartosik/archive/2006/01/16/81264.aspx

I also seem to remember someone suggesting that there are javascript
snippets that can password protect pages, but it seems they also said
they are easily worked around....you might google that subject.

So, sorry, but my best suggestion is to create the protected subfolder,
and produce a second Publisher site and link to it...good luck, and let
us know the solution you come up with.

DavidF

"Don Schmidt" <Don Retired Engineer@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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David,

My ISP offers domains with 1000 MB of server space and 5000 email
addresses. Each email address can have its own personal web page with 10
MB of server space (not using any of the 1000 MB assigned to the
domain). I thought of creating "personal" webpage with one of the email
addresses BUT, I presently have 21 MB of files for download.

I asked the same question (password protect a webpage) to my ISP. They
provided me with a "give this a try" solution. Instead of having the
password protect a folder, try using the file name, i.e., page5.html.
I haven't tried it yet but plan to do some experimenting in a day or
two.

The secret stuff adds some fun to website building. :-)

P.S. The files we want to safeguard are Member Directory updates, Lodge
Budgets, Forms, Lodge history, backup files listing passwords, email
passwords etc.
No atomic secrets. <G>

--
Don
Vancouver, USA


"DavidF" <Nope@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi Don,

Have you considered using a second Publisher document to create the
page that you want to protect, and then linking to it, and posting it
in another password protected folder?

DavidF

"Don Schmidt" <Don Retired Engineer@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:12b2dkg1htmst31@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
We have a Publisher 2000 created six page website www.vanusa.org

Presently we have a link on the site to a password protected folder.

Is there a way to password protect one of the pagen.html pages?

If so, how?

The method used to protect the folder is with a htaccess and a
htpasswd files.


--
Don
Vancouver, USA











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