setting permissions using .htaccess

[trumpet]

My web hosting provider said that the only way I can set file and directory permissions is to use the .htaccess file to do it.

Can anyone tell me if this is possible and if so, how it's done?

Thanks.
Trumpet

[sitz]

Already discussed here (and likely other places in the forum archives as well):

[webmasterworld.com...]

[trumpet]

Thank you! I didn't find this in my searches.

Regards,
Trumpet