Include directories outside WEB-INF/ in CLASSPATH?

[uma_rk]

 I am using Tomcat 6.0.14.

Is there a way to include a directory outside WEB-INF/ into
the classpath of the WebappClassLoader?

Specifically, I am trying to load a certain resource which is 
located outside WEB-INF/ via WebappClassLoader.

Is it possible to accomplish this using symlinks?

Tx,

/U