Can somebody help me figure out why these chinese forums link to me

Southfun · 2005-11-25, 03:51 AM

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/

2005-11-25, 03:51 AM	#4
Southfun If something goes wrong at the plant, blame the guy who can't speak English Join Date: May 2004 Location: Denmark Posts: 31	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 iframes 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/ __________________ TrafficGuardian - Hotlink protection, GeoIP and open proxy block