Apex Listener standalone and mapping directory

Hello,
I install Oracle XE 11 + Apex 4.2.2 + Apex Listener 2.0.2.
All work ok.
But, I need access from Apex applications to directory on server.
On the Oracle Http Server is solution in dads.conf :
Alias /test/ "/mnt/test"
It is possible this on Apex Listener in Standalone mode?
Or I must use glassfish, deploy apex.war and deploy static mapping war files like :
java -jar apex.war static --context-path /test /mnt/test/
-> test.war -> deploy and then work?
Thanks for any solution
Best Regards
Max Devaine

i have the same issue.
I put a alias in dads.conf in apex folder.
Alias /u/ "E:\ApexUserData\/"
restarted apex listener (standalone).
but unable to read file from the folder "e:\apexuserdata\aaa.txt"
the link i used is
http://host:port#/u/aaa.txt
unable to read the file. but able to read
http://host:port#/i/arrow.gif
directly without problem.

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