FrontPage 2003 and .htaccess files...

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I am using FronPage 2003 to work on a web site that is hosted on a Linux box.
I DO NOT have FrontPage extensions installed on the server, I am using FTP
to synchronize the server and my local copy.

When I go to synchronize the files between the server and my local machine,
FrontPage is trying to synchronize the .htaccess files I have on the server.
When it tries to copy those files to my local machine I get the following
error:

Server error: The URL '.htaccess' is invlaid. It may refer to an
nonexistent file or folder, or refer to a valid file or folder that is not in
the current web.

I assume I am getting this error because Windows XP cannot handle the
filename '.htaccess'. I think it's trying to write the file to my local
machine and it can't because the filename is invalid.

Has anyone else encountered this? It is a giant pain because I used to just
be able to hit the synchronize button and everything was done for me. Now I
have to display a list of files that need to be published, highlight the
files except '.htaccess', and synchronize them.

Help?
 
FrontPage is trying to protect you. there's no need for an .htaccess file
on a windows machine, so it's balking.

HTH

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Chris Leeds,
Microsoft MVP-FrontPage

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Actually, it would be nice to have a backup of those files, but I can live
without them. The issue is that this "feature" makes it a pain to
synchronize. Does anyone have a solution for that?
 
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