I would like to see a Hot link protection component that can be enabled/disabled via the control panel. thank you. [] -SF
hmmm, didnt realize it was scarce component. one of my old hosts used an isapi filter and had a option in control panel. i'll look into finding the component they used.
the filter they used is home-grown, and i cant find a viable substitution. its not a real big problem for me at the present time, i would just like to see the feature added, cuz im a lazy frog. [] seriously tho, i think hotlinking (bandwidth theft) should be a priority prevention feature provided by the server.
dynastar, Hotlinking is when another web site links directly to your image. If somebody includes your image in a Forum, the bandwidth will be counted against you whenever somebody views the forum and load the image. This could eat up a lot of your alloted bandwidth.
Many of us are still waiting for some sort of hotlink feature. What are some options to prevent this? I will also change hosting companies if there is no viable solution to hotlinking soon.
You can implement your ownhot-link prevention by doing this... http://joel.net/me/weblog.aspx?weblogs_show=1a2e93ef-2a47-4b38-8930-8fbafcbe4e22 Joel Thoms DiscountASP.NET http://www.DiscountASP.NET
Ya I had an emergency that arose when myspace usersstarted to hotlink some images I had. Started to blow up my bandwidth. I think I got the domain back in '96 (when you could still find a decent domain). Ya, I'll be sure to hold onto this domain. Can't let it accidentally expire... lost a few domains that way. Joel Thoms DiscountASP.NET http://www.DiscountASP.NET
