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  • SetTheWorldonFire
    Confirmed User
    • Feb 2002
    • 7444
    #1

    Google is hotlinking my pics

    How do I stop this from happening?

    It's taking a good chuck of my Bandwidth.
    www.STWOFDesign.com
    hit me up on icq 154206276 or Skype: JaimeGizzle
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    • David!
      By the wrath of Agamemnon
      • Apr 2004
      • 6501
      #2
      .htaccess it to:
      .

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        • jimmyf
          OU812
          • Feb 2001
          • 12651
          #3
          Originally posted by SetTheWorldonFire
          How do I stop this from happening?

          It's taking a good chuck of my Bandwidth.
          they were doing that 2 me also a few months ago.
          I fixed there ass, a lot work but I did it
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            • xclusive
              Too lazy to set a custom title
              • Apr 2004
              • 35218
              #4
              .htaccess is your best answer just don't let them in...

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                • SetTheWorldonFire
                  Confirmed User
                  • Feb 2002
                  • 7444
                  #5
                  Originally posted by xclusive
                  .htaccess is your best answer just don't let them in...
                  What do I put in the .htaccess file?
                  www.STWOFDesign.com
                  hit me up on icq 154206276 or Skype: JaimeGizzle

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                    • jimmyf
                      OU812
                      • Feb 2001
                      • 12651
                      #6
                      Originally posted by SetTheWorldonFire
                      What do I put in the .htaccess file?
                      keep the traffic
                      there is a way without .htaccess keep the traffic.

                      I posted once what i did, not going 2 post it again
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                        • Rollin Studios
                          Confirmed User
                          • Sep 2003
                          • 518
                          #7
                          Google's allowed to hotlink.

                          Don't - cha ya know?

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                            • SetTheWorldonFire
                              Confirmed User
                              • Feb 2002
                              • 7444
                              #8
                              Originally posted by jimmyf
                              keep the traffic
                              there is a way without .htaccess keep the traffic.

                              I posted once what i did, not going 2 post it again
                              154206276 hit me up please! :D
                              www.STWOFDesign.com
                              hit me up on icq 154206276 or Skype: JaimeGizzle

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                                • SmokeyTheBear
                                  ►SouthOfHeaven
                                  • Jun 2004
                                  • 28609
                                  #9
                                  Profit from it...

                                  First off place a smaller version of the picture so it doesn't soak much bandwidth..

                                  Then on the page that is being hotlinked.. place a simple frame buster script..


                                  If google is using enough of your bandwidth for it to be a problem then you should be looking at some nice profit from it..
                                  hatisblack at yahoo.com

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                                    • tyler86ed
                                      Confirmed User
                                      • Jan 2004
                                      • 543
                                      #10
                                      .htaccess against hotlink.

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                                        • Persius
                                          Tap into MOBILE!
                                          • Jul 2003
                                          • 11779
                                          #11
                                          Originally posted by PussyMan
                                          .htaccess it to:

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                                            • colpanic
                                              Confirmed User
                                              • May 2004
                                              • 1007
                                              #12
                                              You could check the referrer and redirect to the front of the site if it is from google.

                                              Or just .htaccess them out.
                                              I like ducks.

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                                                • Wizzo
                                                  2011 GFY Hall of Fame!
                                                  • Nov 2000
                                                  • 15224
                                                  #13
                                                  Originally posted by tyler86ed
                                                  .htaccess against hotlink.
                                                  See Above... It's best not block GOOD traffic from your site, just learn to capitalize on it...
                                                  Looking for Opportunity!

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                                                    • digifan
                                                      The Profiler
                                                      • Oct 2002
                                                      • 14618
                                                      #14
                                                      You can specify it in your robots.txt file also.
                                                      [email protected]
                                                      Webair Rocks

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                                                        • dcortez
                                                          DINO CORTEZ™
                                                          • Jun 2003
                                                          • 2145
                                                          #15
                                                          robots.txt - you can instruct them on what you permit them to do (including their image bot).

                                                          meta tags to manage cach/no-cache

                                                          .htaccess is good to manage hotlinking

                                                          you can also request them to purge their cache.

                                                          You should balance all the above are steps with any potential positive impact.

                                                          I know I get lots of valid surfers from Yahoo's thumbnail searches - they actually copy my content and create their own thumbnails. They do come to my site and sign up.

                                                          With G's recent fiasco 'algo change', I'm inclined to 'moon them' with any images they try to hotlink using .htaccess

                                                          -Dino

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                                                            • mikeyddddd
                                                              Viva la vulva!
                                                              • Mar 2003
                                                              • 16557
                                                              #16
                                                              Here is what I do using .htacces and Javascript.

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                                                                • Pornwolf
                                                                  Drunk and Unruly
                                                                  • Jan 2002
                                                                  • 22712
                                                                  #17
                                                                  Aaaaaahhhhh! Java! Not Java! Aaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!
                                                                  I've trusted my sites to them for over a decade...

                                                                  Webair, bitches.

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