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[Southfun]

Cleo,

I wasn't aware that Fusker doesn't send the HTTP_REFER? Last time I checked a fusker site, it had "img src" to the pics, so a HTTP_REFER is sent, unless of cource the user has a firewall blocking it. But if you think a fusker site eats up a lot of bandwidth take a look at an asian hotlinking site : http://www.livefile.net/net_navi/link/index/mature . There is a hotlinked gallery with 5mb movies that has had 23K hits

IE+WMP does not send a HTTP_REFERER (empty), which you already know/found out and that is why you have to allow for the empty HTTP_REFERER. That is what many hotlinking sites exploit and that is why you have to use a hotlink protection script, that is not dependant on the HTTP_REFER.

Spam time : TrafficGuardian, in my sig, is my hotlink protection script, for both movies and pictures and all file types