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Old 08-17-2001, 08:59 AM  
AmateurAmber
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Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: MI USA
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stop image bots *help*

hey guys, i have messed with .htaccess a bit but i am not having any luck with one particular problem that is becoming quite a drag on my bw.

i am allowing webmasters to hotlink my guestcam (http://www.ambersamateurhardcore.com/webcam/snotrocket.jpg) as part of my partnership program, so i want to allow hotlinkers.

but

i am getting millions of "cam bot" grabs daily. people are setting up bots on my guestcam image in hopes to grab every possible free image that they can. this shows up as a "HEAD" in my access file instead of a "GET". how can i block bots but still allow hotlinkers?

a couple of people have told me it's a simple matter of three lines of code yet nobody can actually scrounge the code up for me. i use a linux set up, if anyone can help me out i would be 4ever in your debt.
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