Where to put inf File so Servlets can read it?

Hi
I have a .inf file that contains the location of a database and of my smtp server. I have some servlets that make calls to java classes that read this file in order to access a DB and send emails etc. Where should i put this file so that when i come to run my project on apache the servlets and java classes can see and use the inf file? Do i need to put it in the WEB-INF directory etc? Do i need to add anything to the Web.xml file etc?
Thanks
David

Thanks, ive set it up so it now uses a properties file which is placed in the same package as the class file on apache. But in order to read the file i need to put an absolute path in e.g.
Properties props = new Properties();
props.load(new FileInputStream("C:/apache-tomcat-6.0.10/webapps/ROOT/WEB-INF/classes/coreservlets/message.properties"));
however i want to use a relative path, somethin like:
props.load(new FileInputStream("/message.properties"));
but this does not seem to work, do i need to define a realtive path using different syntax or do i need to place the properties file in a different place or change some configuration settings in apache?
Thanks
David

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