general/8917: htaccess files are ignored

[Adam Branom <ru...@cfl.rr.com>]

>Number:         8917
>Category:       general
>Synopsis:       htaccess files are ignored
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    apache
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   apache
>Arrival-Date:   Sat Dec 01 18:50:00 PST 2001
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     rustygrom@cfl.rr.com
>Release:        2.0.28
>Organization:
apache
>Environment:
Windows XP Professional build 2600.  
>Description:
When changing the .htaccess file to htaccess in the httpd.conf and implementing it in a directory, it gives no access restrictions
>How-To-Repeat:
Change the access file to htaccess or anything else and put a .htaccess file as whatever you set it to and try to access a file in the directory and see if it makes you authenticate.
>Fix:
Not a clue
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
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