Re: [WebDNA] directory protection questions
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2008
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 100260
interpreted = N
texte = So... what does this mean, exactly: RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^$ RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://(www\.)?mydomain.com/.*$ [NC] does the first line mean if the referrer is not empty? Then I suppose I could change the ! to an =, so it would kick in for empty referrers? Either way, it's a step in the right direction. Although I really don't mind if a site is hotlinking to one or two of my images (free advertising), I take exception to them using dozens to populate an entire section. In this case, a specially crafted (friendly) image showing a sample of what I offer with the website clearly indicated would be pretty cool, and would discourage them from using more than one image. I could even change the image periodically. All this htaccess stuff is sounding a lot like what WebStar offered, or was it a plugin to WebStar? But it all started to break after a while and was denying too many legitimate users who were setting their browsers to some privacy setting that didn't send the headers, so I quit using it altogether. (maybe that's what the first line above is all about.) Then I just quit using Webstar. I liked this referrer system, because it meant I could offer up samples in the free pages from the same directories. Actually maybe I don't want directory protection after all if this would work without screwing up the users just mentioned. Terry Terry, That will stop people displaying your images on their own domains (i.e. embedding your images in their sites), it won't block users browsing unprotected images on your own domain. - Tom -- Terry Wilson | terry@terryfic.com | http://terryfic.com http://WhosComing.com - a simplified, affordable online reservation system http://TightJacket.com -- stylish protection for your laptop -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Attitude is the only difference between ordeal and adventure.
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So... what does this mean, exactly: RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^$ RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://(www\.)?mydomain.com/.*$ [NC] does the first line mean if the referrer is not empty? Then I suppose I could change the ! to an =, so it would kick in for empty referrers? Either way, it's a step in the right direction. Although I really don't mind if a site is hotlinking to one or two of my images (free advertising), I take exception to them using dozens to populate an entire section. In this case, a specially crafted (friendly) image showing a sample of what I offer with the website clearly indicated would be pretty cool, and would discourage them from using more than one image. I could even change the image periodically. All this htaccess stuff is sounding a lot like what WebStar offered, or was it a plugin to WebStar? But it all started to break after a while and was denying too many legitimate users who were setting their browsers to some privacy setting that didn't send the headers, so I quit using it altogether. (maybe that's what the first line above is all about.) Then I just quit using Webstar. I liked this referrer system, because it meant I could offer up samples in the free pages from the same directories. Actually maybe I don't want directory protection after all if this would work without screwing up the users just mentioned. Terry Terry, That will stop people displaying your images on their own domains (i.e. embedding your images in their sites), it won't block users browsing unprotected images on your own domain. - Tom -- Terry Wilson | terry@terryfic.com | http://terryfic.com http://WhosComing.com - a simplified, affordable online reservation system http://TightJacket.com -- stylish protection for your laptop -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Attitude is the only difference between ordeal and adventure.
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