Why doesn't Subversion allow to commit .htaccess files?

Question

I can\'t commit .htaccess files from my Windows SVN client (TortoiseSVN). The error that is returned is:

Could not read status line: Existing connecti

Answer 1

Just found out how to fix that issue - just put this into your virtual host configuration in order to override global http.conf:

    Order allow,deny
    Allow from all
    Satisfy All

Source

THIS is the correct answer for sure (tested), but the op abandoned his question :/