After placing several files in the _private folder, I am still able to
browse to them by simply entering the URL in the address bar of IE. I was
expecting to be blocked. Am I missing something here?

Any comments would be much appreciated.

Thanks, Robert

Do you mean the web on your own machine by using
C:\path-to-web\foldername\_private

If so that's normal, if you mean your live web on a server, have your host
set the correct permissions for the _private folder.

Or do it yourself if your host allows it.

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"Robert" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> After placing several files in the _private folder, I am still able to
> browse to them by simply entering the URL in the address bar of IE. I was
> expecting to be blocked. Am I missing something here?
>
> Any comments would be much appreciated.
>
> Thanks, Robert
>

Thanks for the reply, Steve. I did mean live web on a server. I found my
provider's control page where I set the permissions and everything is rosy
now.

Thanks again, Robert

"Steve Easton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Do you mean the web on your own machine by using
> C:\path-to-web\foldername\_private
>
> If so that's normal, if you mean your live web on a server, have your host
> set the correct permissions for the _private folder.
>
> Or do it yourself if your host allows it.
>
> --
> Steve Easton
> Microsoft MVP FrontPage
> 95isalive
> This site is best viewed............
> .......................with a computer
>
>
>
>
> "Robert" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> After placing several files in the _private folder, I am still able to
>> browse to them by simply entering the URL in the address bar of IE. I was
>> expecting to be blocked. Am I missing something here?
>>
>> Any comments would be much appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks, Robert
>>
>
>