[BNM] .htaccess overhead?

[joe aliferis]

no costs involved

Ali wrote:

>Hi there,
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>I have a client who's host would like to charge an extra £58.75 per annum for password protecting a single directory, when I try and place an .htaccess file in the directory it is denied as an illegal filename.
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>Before I try and sound too knowledgable about this I thought I had better ask if anyone is aware of any overhead incurred by allowing .htaccess (specifically for this purpose) that might warrant the charge?
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>I should add that the hosts are not money-grabbing gutbuckets but rather a charity who invest all profits in very good causes and probably see this as a legitimate means for soliciting more 'donations'. Having said that, my client is also working with a tight charity budget.
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>Ali
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