[GLLUG] Apache Authentication

[Thomas Alan Hearn]

Hello fellow GLLUGers,
  I have yet another question concerning apache.  This time my problem is as 
follows.  I am transferring a website that used to be on a windows apache 
server, and the login for the site was .htaccess and http auth type login.  
My problem is that the .htpasswd file was stored with the passwords in plain 
text on the windows machine.  If I remember correctly, i believe linux 
requires that .htpasswd files be store encrypted?  My problem is that there 
are over 300 users on the site and to manually change all those passwords 
would be horrible.  Anyone have any suggestions, and if not, know how to get 
about encrypting the file? 

Thanks in advance,
Cheers,
Tom