Actually I found out you can!

http://ravenphpscripts.com/article-566--0-0.html

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"Alvaro G. Vicario" <kAlvaroNOSPAMTHANKS@terra.es> wrote in message
news:kz9ltymzs00n$.139rmdkdwkd1q$.dlg@40tude.net.. .
> *** gf escribió/wrote (Thu, 07 Oct 2004 21:38:23 GMT):
>
>> Is it possible to include external files, dynamically, into .htaccess?
>> For
>> example, rather than modifying .htaccess to add/delete IP's that have
>> been
>> blocked/unblocked, does .htaccess allow for a directive to include and
>> external file that may be dynamically updated instead. Thanks.
>
> http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/mod/core.html#include
>
> Include Directive
> Description: Includes other configuration files from within the server
> configuration files
> Syntax: Include file-path|directory-path
> Context: server config, virtual host, directory
>
> It seems you cannot.
>
>
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