Sending http address in emails

[Peter D]

I have a webspace allocated to me by my ISP. It now has several folders in which I have images and text pages. When I want to send someone the http of a page in one of my folders can I somehow prevent them from seeing the index containing all of the folders - and being able to open them.  This they can do by delteing the http back to the base address and seeing the site index.

Thank you for any advice you can give me

Peter

[Computer_Commando]

Depending on the ISP, only if the files can be marked as Public or Not Public.

[patio]

It's unclear how you are in fact sending these e-mails...but noone recieving one will have access to your machine nor what you see on the screen when sending a message...be more specific...

[Computer_Commando]

He's providing hyperlinks in the emails which link to photos located on ISP's servers Personal Web Space.  Could be Comcast, I have it, I've tried it.  Is it better than actually sending the photos?  Makes the email file size smaller.

Does this make it any clearer?

[Peter D]

Computer_Commando - yes, you understand my message. I don't think my ISP (PlusNet) offers the option to make folders or individual files non public, so the actual address of the web space can be used to see the index of all folders.

[Salmon Trout]

Are you talking about the British Plusnet ISP?

If so, read about htaccess here

http://community.plus.net/library/tools/how-to-password-protect-your-website/

[WillyW]

Once upon a time, I had a similar need.

I explored redirection services a little bit.
You can too, with Google, etc.

Many are not free, or have ads.

For you (and I),  watch for the capability to mask the real url.  Often it is not available.

I found:
http://www.co.cc/

And... sorry to say....  never did get it to work.
It said something about the url I'd entered being "blocked".   And I couldn't delete it and start over!    I believe I was following their directions.....

If you try it, and get it working,  let us know.   

Or, perhaps someone else here, will know of a reliable one, that masks the real url,   and can let us both know.



Good luck with it.

[patio]

He's providing hyperlinks in the emails which link to photos located on ISP's servers Personal Web Space.  Could be Comcast, I have it, I've tried it.  Is it better than actually sending the photos?  Makes the email file size smaller.

Does this make it any clearer?

OK...so your saying by cliking the link and backspacing he can access personal folders / / /

[Peter D]

That's correct patio

[Peter D]

Thanks Salmon Trout - the link to plusnet is very helpful. I should have looked on the ISP forum first. Thanks to all who contributed to my topic.