here's what I found; re private folders

[LA]

Ok here is what I found in the FP 2000 help; so it really
confuses me from what I'm being told here on this forum?
Any comments? Thanks for your time!

Create a hidden folder
If you create a folder and precede its name with an
underscore (for example, _database), the folder is only
hidden from Microsoft FrontPage views. Such folders are
useful for files that do not need to be seen in FrontPage
views; however, the folder's contents can be viewed by
site visitors browsing the web. If you want a folder to
display in FrontPage views, select the Show documents in
hidden directories check box on the Advanced tab in the
Web Settings dialog box.

When you create a new web, FrontPage automatically creates
a hidden folder named _private to store form results. This
hidden folder created by FrontPage cannot be viewed by
site visitors browsing your web. If you want additional
folders that cannot be viewed by site visitors, you can
create subfolders below the _private folder, or you can
contact your web administrator for instructions on how to
make a hidden folder.

 

[Tom Pepper Willett]

The _private folder should not be confused with other created _hidden
folder.
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| Ok here is what I found in the FP 2000 help; so it really
| confuses me from what I'm being told here on this forum?
| Any comments? Thanks for your time!
|
| Create a hidden folder
| If you create a folder and precede its name with an
| underscore (for example, _database), the folder is only
| hidden from Microsoft FrontPage views. Such folders are
| useful for files that do not need to be seen in FrontPage
| views; however, the folder's contents can be viewed by
| site visitors browsing the web. If you want a folder to
| display in FrontPage views, select the Show documents in
| hidden directories check box on the Advanced tab in the
| Web Settings dialog box.
|
| When you create a new web, FrontPage automatically creates
| a hidden folder named _private to store form results. This
| hidden folder created by FrontPage cannot be viewed by
| site visitors browsing your web. If you want additional
| folders that cannot be viewed by site visitors, you can
| create subfolders below the _private folder, or you can
| contact your web administrator for instructions on how to
| make a hidden folder.
|

 

[LA]

Yes that would explain it all. Thanks!

Now I'm on the right track.