+>> It looks to me as though this functionality won't be included in ikiwiki
+>> unless someone who wants it takes responsibility for updating the patch
+>> from that Debian bug to be applicable to current versions, so that there's a
+>> setup file parameter for extra filenames to allow, defaulting to none
+>> (i.e. a less simplistic patch than the one at the top of this page).
+>> Joey, is this an accurate summary? --[[smcv]]
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+bump! I would like to see some form of this functionality included in ikiwiki. I use a patched version, but
+its a bit of a PITA to constantly apply it (and to forget sometimes!). I know that security concern is important to consider,
+but I use ikiwiki with a very small group of people collaborating so svn/web access is under control
+and htaccess is for limiting access to some areas of wiki.
+It should be off by default of course. --Max
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++1 I want `.htaccess` so I can rewrite some old Wordpress URLs to make feeds work again. --[[hendry]]
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++1 for various purposes (but sometimes the filename isn't `.htaccess`, so please make it configurable) --[[schmonz]]