> Using Apache Server running on Windows XP Home I have two 
> requirements. They are not strictly related but both may be used 
> together.
> 
> 1.    I wish to provide subfolders which are accessible from the 
> internet only by using a supplied password.

You can use the ".htaccess" file (or set the access in your main
http.conf file).

> 2.    I wish to provide subdirectories / folders which are accessible 
> from the internet but which do not allow users to crawl back up the 
> tree and find material in higher levels, even if it is not passworded. 
> I assume that to do this I would have to provide a unique url that was 
> directed to the subfolder. These subfolders do not necessarily need to 
> be password protected - I just want them to APPEAR as a site in their 
> own right - at least to non-experts. Doesn't HAVE to be secure against 
> experts.

Put an "index.html" file (or "index.htm" -- I've never run apache on
windows). Of course, unless you have a unique domain name for this
URL, then the user can just adjust the url.

> Any suggestions as to how to achieve these ends would be welcome.
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