.htaccess file

[Usef Saiful Ulum <usef@vlsi.itb.ac.id>]

Hi,
I have created a .htaccess file and an associated passwd file:
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$ cd /home/clinton/public_html/loser
$ cat > .htaccess
AuthName Rese Pisan Euy 
AuthType Basic
AuthGroupFile /dev/null
AuthUserFile /home/clinton/public_html/loser/.htpasswd
<Limit GET POST PUT>
require valid-user
</Limit>
^D 
$ htpasswd -c .htpasswd clinton
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but when i try to access the directory, e.g.:
http://www.losers.org/~clinton/loser

I still can read the index.html, no passwd authentication...why is that?
I have restarted the server and nothings happen.

Here's a quote from my httpd.conf:

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AccessFileName .htaccess
<Files ~ "^\.ht">
    Order allow,deny
    Deny from all
</Files>
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Thanks in advance,

Usef