Protecting the video - EXAMPLE

RawAlex · 2005-03-14, 01:25 AM

plateman, 100 different IPs is pretty normal for a single hotlink source. Looking at IP addresses to determine if someone is a hotlinker isn't really a good way to do things. You could end up shutting down a major ISP because 3 or 4 people happen to hit the gallery at the same time.

I would be much more interested to see the SOURCE of the links... where are these people all coming from?

I had one the other day from a japanese chatroom. On IPs, I probably got hit by 5000 different IPS in an hour. But the SOURCE of the hits was one place. One minor adjustment to a global htaccess, and they are not getting there anymore.

Most people aren't just randomly typing in your address - they are coming from somewhere. Blocking that referal source is an important step to removing your hotlinking issues.

Alex

2005-03-14, 01:25 AM	#25
RawAlex Took the hint. Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,597	plateman, 100 different IPs is pretty normal for a single hotlink source. Looking at IP addresses to determine if someone is a hotlinker isn't really a good way to do things. You could end up shutting down a major ISP because 3 or 4 people happen to hit the gallery at the same time. I would be much more interested to see the SOURCE of the links... where are these people all coming from? I had one the other day from a japanese chatroom. On IPs, I probably got hit by 5000 different IPS in an hour. But the SOURCE of the hits was one place. One minor adjustment to a global htaccess, and they are not getting there anymore. Most people aren't just randomly typing in your address - they are coming from somewhere. Blocking that referal source is an important step to removing your hotlinking issues. Alex