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Plagiarism Today: Using .htaccess to Stop Content Theft

  • Jeremy Steele · 2 years ago
    The flaw with that image hotlinking htaccess entry is that if you run a blog, users who use Google reader or other RSS readers won't be able to see images.

    Using a script to track bandwidth theft is a much better solution, because then you can tell who is actually stealing your bandwidth without interrupting users who are innocently using RSS readers to view the pictures.
  • JB · 2 years ago
    Jeremy,

    Good point. Definitely a point to consider for people who put a lot of images in their feed...
  • Gabriel · 2 years ago
    Thank you! This is the only article I found that explained .htaccess configuration with regard to content theft clearly. This is a great article for beginners like me.
  • MacBros · 2 years ago
    I've had to stop using the ban IP on my site because it was blocking legit users because of the rotating IP's in some countries and ISP's
  • drmike · 2 years ago
    Thanks for the links to the plugins. Getting tired of these idiots.
  • AskApache · 2 years ago
    Hey very impressive write up thanks!
  • JB · 2 years ago
    Drmike,

    Very welcome! Good luck with making them stop!

    AskApache,

    That's high praise coming from your background. Thank you very much!