Question about .htaccess

Does this have something to do with FrontPage extensions

[MatthewHSE]

My host supports FrontPage extensions, which I don't need. I found the following in my .htaccess file:

<Limit GET POST>
order deny,allow
deny from all
allow from all
</Limit>
<Limit PUT DELETE>
order deny,allow
deny from all
</Limit>

Hate to say it, but I'm quite a novice to .htaccess and I wouldn't even know what terms to search for to find out what all that means. Is it related to the FrontPage extensions? Is it safe to delete? What is it there for? In short, I'm confused and would appreciate any light anyone can shed on this! :)

Thanks,

Matthew

[pendanticist]

Hi Matthew,

Do NOT delete it.

Here is some good reading [google.com].

Simply put, .htaccess is very powerful when used effectively. Those threads will provide some much needed background material.

[txbakers]

htaccess has nothing to do with FrontPage by itself, but frontpage can use it.

Yes, don't delete it.

It's worth the time to learn how to use it.