Posted by Steve on 11/02/07 14:16

"Animesh K" <animesh1978@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Jerry Stuckle wrote:
>
>>
>> Many shared servers give you access one level above your web root
>> directory. If you're doesn't, find one which does. If you need the file
>> protected, anything else isn't worth the hassle.
>>
>
> I use godaddy's service, and don't really plan to change (price!). I will
> check if I can get to a higher directory (but the ftp program gets me
> directly to the web-root and I haven't fiddled with the .. command).
>
> I can always use some obfuscated directory for the file (like
> /asaihsaihsaih/filename ..)

do you work for microsoft? they too, have this idea that "obscurity is
security"...let me most assuredly inform you, it is not.

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