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Hi,

   The general solution is to filter requests using a .htaccess file
which checks the referrer URL to decide whether to serve the file or
not. Unfortunately, this doesn't seem to apply to SWFs [works fine for
images etc.], hence the need for this solution.

   You other solution is similar to what I'm implementing now, i.e.
the content is in a password protected folder and members are
oblivious to this activity..

Cheers
-K

On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 12:29:22 -0000, Russ Michaels (Snake)
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> How about just stopping hotlinking altogether like geocities do.
> Make sure that that a link to a file came from the same site it is hosted
> on.
> I would image this is achieved with a filter on the webserver.
> 
> Another solution I have used myself, is to put certain files in a password
> protected folder. Only logged in members can access this password protected
> folder, so you have to register on the site. So sites externally linking to
> these files can't get them.
> Members however are totally oblivious to this activity, as the site will
> happily load files from the protected folder for anyone who is logged in.
> 
> 
> Russ
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