htaccess command interpretation

[kashyap rajput]

Hello Friends,

I found this htaccess code on one of my clients root of the server; didnt understand the code; can anybody help me understand the followings:

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IndexIgnore .htaccess */.?* *~ *# */HEADER* */README* */_vti*

<Limit GET POST>
order deny,allow
deny from all
allow from all
</Limit>
<Limit PUT DELETE>
order deny,allow
deny from all
</Limit>
AuthName domain.com
AuthUserFile /home/domain/public_html/_vti_pvt/service.pwd
AuthGroupFile /home/domain/public_html/_vti_pvt/service.grp

thanx
regards
Kashyap

P.S. - i would like to know that is above code making any harm to my website

[coopster]

Looks like a standard shared hosting setup to me, all ready for MS FrontPage (the _vti stuff).