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Re: [FW-1] Stopping remote linking.....



Volker Tanger <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Greetings!
>
> Tim Parker wrote:
> >Is there any way to stop users from remote linking to images on our site?
>
> The web server itself probably would be better suited for this. The
> basic idea is to check the REFERRER header for all image requests.

A CGI script is a fine idea, though it adds to the processing load of
the web server.

As an alternative, some web servers, such as thttpd, have this
functionality built-in.

Others, such as Apache, can have this functionality added as modules,
which should reduce the load, versus CGI.

    http://www.acme.com/software/thttpd/
    http://www.logilune.com/eric/RefererBlock.html

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