[BNM] .htaccess overhead?

[Antony Jones]

> 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.
> 
> 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'.

I'm a person who thinks there are better ways to give money to charity than extorting nearly £60 out of somebody per year for typing (literally):

'echo blah > .htaccess'

Charity or not, that fee is excessive.

Antony Jones
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