On Wed, 01 Feb 2006 12:19:00 +0100, Boyle Owen wrote: snip... > > Are the files really in your secure dir? If there is some rewrite rule > that allows the server access to files bypassing the .htaccess file then > this might happen. Oh yes, they are. They are all small test files. Only gif and html files are challenged. > > Also, are you sure it's not a caching issue? IE+Excel is notorious for > ferociously caching every XLS file it sees so that even a shift-reload > does not really reload the file. Thus if you access the file once (while > testing) and then switch on password-checking, the file will still > appear to load because it will use the cached version. The only sure fix > is to kill and restart the browser. Yes, I clear the cache on the browser every time. I don't run Windows, so I don't have any programs caching. These are dummy files anyway. > > BTW, it doesn't help that you obscure the URL. It's not clear if > "mysecure.dir" represents a domain or a domain+path, I assume the latter > (eg, http://www.wibble.com/secure-dir/file.xls). If you would even post > the *real* URL, we could try some requests and see what comes back. > Well, I obscure for privacy purposes. The functionality of the AuthType Basic works as expected except if the user knows the name or absolute URL of the file in the dir. You may email me privately, and I will provide a true URL. Thx > Rgds, > Owen Boyle > Disclaimer: Any disclaimer attached to this message may be ignored. > >> Same with >> http://mysecure.dir/file.ico >> of even a file with no extension >> http://mysecure.dir/file >> and >> http://mysecure.dir/file.zip >> will also be served without a challenge. But >> http://mysecure.dir/file.gif >> always is challenged as well as >> http://mysecure.dir/file.html >> >> Of course, if the files don't exist mostly I get a 404 error instead of >> a >> password challenge and sometimes just a blank screen. >> >> My question is WHY? My hosting company uses Apache 1.3.31 and of >> course, they're of little help. >> >> I tried playing with the Limit and file directives, but they seem not >> to work. I have two questions: >> 1) I searched the bugs and found some similar issues. Is this behavior >> normal? Or, am I doing something wrong? 2) Is there a way I can protect >> this dir from direct file access, or do I need to rename everything to >> .gif in order to protect it? >> >> Thanks in advance. >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server >> Project. >> See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. To >> unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> > Diese E-mail ist eine private und persönliche Kommunikation. Sie hat > keinen Bezug zur Börsen- bzw. Geschäftstätigkeit der SWX Gruppe. This > e-mail is of a private and personal nature. It is not related to the > exchange or business activities of the SWX Group. Le présent e-mail est > un message privé et personnel, sans rapport avec l'activité boursière > du Groupe SWX. > > > This message is for the named person's use only. It may contain > confidential, proprietary or legally privileged information. No > confidentiality or privilege is waived or lost by any mistransmission. > If you receive this message in error, please notify the sender urgently > and then immediately delete the message and any copies of it from your > system. Please also immediately destroy any hardcopies of the message. > You must not, directly or indirectly, use, disclose, distribute, print, > or copy any part of this message if you are not the intended recipient. > The sender's company reserves the right to monitor all e-mail > communications through their networks. Any views expressed in this > message are those of the individual sender, except where the message > states otherwise and the sender is authorised to state them to be the > views of the sender's company. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server > Project. See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx --------------------------------------------------------------------- The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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