Posted by Steve on 11/02/07 23:13

"Animesh K" <animesh1978@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:fgg2oc$2tkn$3@agate.berkeley.edu...
> Steve wrote:
>> "Animesh K" <animesh1978@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:fge3nn$29jt$2@agate.berkeley.edu...
>>> 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.
>
> No I don't work for mycrowsoft. And why would I ask for another suggestion
> if I thought obfuscation was good enough?
>
> Besides obfuscation will not suit my needs, since I want to keep the
> included files in the same directory (for some reasons beyond explanations
> at the moment).

just giving you a hard time. :)

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