[Let me start with the standard disclaimer that this is offtopic
for this mailing list, which is intended for web server development
as opposed to content development. Let's please wrap up this
discussion.]
On Thu, 5 Jul 2001, John E. Mayorga wrote:
> 1) Put a very small link in every page that a person browsing the site
> wouldn't see to a cgi that would put the IP address of the http request
> in the ACL to block it for an hour. The site ripper would traverse the
> link and trigger the CGI, but the casual user wouldn't touch it because
> they wouldn't see it.
Usually what I see done is that the server is set up such that requests
for the images only work if the referer header is correct value.
Obviously this can be faked, but it's pretty effective for the average
user. On the other hand, it can be REALLY annoying to your legitimate
users, but if that's what the site owner really wants, then that's their
decision.
--Cliff
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Cliff Woolley
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Charlottesville, VA
