--- Gerhard Fiedler wrote: > D. Jay Newman wrote: > > >> 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. > Try looking at virtual hosting in Apache. In effect you are setting up multiple web sites on the same IP, but they are all independent of each other. I use dyndns.org for the domain name server, then forward it to my IP, then Apache sorts the domain name to the right directory. Works like a charm, I have 10+ sites running on one server. Email me off line if you need more info. Regards, John. __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail Stay connected, organized, and protected. Take the tour: http://tour.mail.yahoo.com/mailtour.html -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist