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Old 2005-11-25, 02:51 AM   #13
Southfun
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You can NOT protect wmv files against hotlinking with .htaccess, because the media player does not send a HTTP_REFERER. Plus, if you allow the empty HTTP_REFERER in your .htaccess ( to allow people with firewalls to view your images/movies in general ), then your site is still open to hotlinking. The hotlinker can use js or i*f*rames and just send an empty HTTP_REFERER when hotlinking to your media file.

Here is a link to my demo pages that demonstrate how .htaccess can be bypassed ( when it allows emtpy HTTP_REFERER ) : http://hotlinker.trafficguardian.com/
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