.htaccess to replace hotlinked pics?

[Shoplifter]

So I have an .htaccess to block hotlinkers, but what if I want to replace the pic they are hotlinking with a gif that says "fuck you" etc.

Currently I use:

### Prevent "hot linking" of image files from other sites
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^$
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://yourdomain.xxx/.*$ [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://www.yourdomain.xxx/. *$ [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/.*$ [NC]
RewriteRule .*\.(gif|GIF|jpg|JPG)$ - [F,L]

[pr0]

Don't use "FUCK YOU" use a picture of a goat with a party hat.

Not quite sure where you can find a picture like that though......

[RK]

replace last line with this

RewriteRule .*[Jj][Pp][Gg]$|.*[Gg][Ii][Ff]$ http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...1/fdb0e5c8.gif [R,L]

[Shoplifter]

Not working for me even if I use URL or path to my own pic.

[RK]

Did you make sure the image is in a NOT protected area?

[Shoplifter]

Yep that is it. I am being killed by some taiwanese hotlink BBS's.

[darksoft]

So you'll continue to let them suck your bandwidth br providing them a picture to download instead of sending them elsewhere on the net... how brainy...

[GFED]

Is there a way to hotlink protect and have a popup activate instead of a little red X?

[Shoplifter]

Originally posted by darksoft
So you'll continue to let them suck your bandwidth br providing them a picture to download instead of sending them elsewhere on the net... how brainy...

If we redirect to an html page they won't see it as they are looking at embedded jpg's.

We now have 100mbs unmetered Cogent so I think we can serve up a few promotional gif's, even at a low probability of sale.

Anyways it is well worth it to send a special thank you to the guy who is doing it....one of our competitors.

[RK]

Originally posted by GFED
Is there a way to hotlink protect and have a popup activate instead of a little red X?

no

[RK]

Originally posted by Shoplifter
Yep that is it.

So it works now?

[Shoplifter]

Yep working cool.

Responding a bit to a previous post...If someone hotlinks your movies you can give them an ASF file that will send them to pop up purgatory. I am doing it right now hee hee.

[GFED]

Originally posted by Shoplifter
Yep working cool.

Responding a bit to a previous post...If someone hotlinks your movies you can give them an ASF file that will send them to pop up purgatory. I am doing it right now hee hee.

Muahahaha! Good idea!