I need mod rewrite to deny all .edu domains - GoFuckYourself.com

Bladewire · 06-25-2005, 06:24 AM

Or to redirect them to 404 page.... PLEASE help

Thanks!

pudcat · 06-25-2005, 06:56 AM

I think doing the lookup will hurt if you've got reasonable traffic

Bladewire · 06-25-2005, 06:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pudcat

I think doing the lookup will hurt if you've got reasonable traffic

I just need to block all .edu domains via my .htaccess.... anyone know how?

Is it deny domain .edu ?

darksoul · 06-25-2005, 07:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Squirtit

I just need to block all .edu domains via my .htaccess.... anyone know how?

Is it deny domain .edu ?

By default apache gets only the ip of the visitor and not the hostname.
In order to block hostnames ending in .edu you'd have to reverse all the ips
that are visiting your sites.
Reverse resolution its a pretty slow process so like he said if you have lots
of traffic this isn't an option.
You're only escape would be a database like maxmind's (aka geoip database)
that has the .edu ips.

Bladewire · 06-25-2005, 07:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by darksoul

By default apache gets only the ip of the visitor and not the hostname.
In order to block hostnames ending in .edu you'd have to reverse all the ips
that are visiting your sites.
Reverse resolution its a pretty slow process so like he said if you have lots
of traffic this isn't an option.
You're only escape would be a database like maxmind's (aka geoip database)
that has the .edu ips.

Ok so let's say I'm willing to sacrifice the process time to block all .edu domains... how do I do it?

I appreciate your help on this.. thanks!

fusionx · 06-25-2005, 07:20 AM

to redirect to a page:

RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} *\.edu
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.yourdomain.com/404.html$1 [R,L]

to just drop the request:

RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} *\.edu
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ - [L]

"should" work. You may need to tweak the RewriteCond string match.

darksoul · 06-25-2005, 07:28 AM

Plus:

Code:

HostnameLookups On

in your apache config.

Bladewire · 06-25-2005, 07:38 AM

OK thanks guys. Are you sure I have to do the hostnamelookups call?

So

HostnameLookups On [in the apache config] and

RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} *\.edu
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ - [L]

in my .htaccess?

darksoul · 06-25-2005, 07:45 AM

Yes.
Just be warned that every visitor will have a small delay before reaching your
site while the ip address is resolved.

06-25-2005, 06:24 AM	#1
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06-25-2005, 07:45 AM	#9
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06-25-2005, 07:20 AM	#6
fusionx Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Olongapo City, Philippines Posts: 4,618	to redirect to a page: RewriteEngine on RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} \.edu RewriteRule ^(.)$ http://www.yourdomain.com/404.html$1 [R,L] to just drop the request: RewriteEngine on RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} \.edu RewriteRule ^(.)$ - [L] "should" work. You may need to tweak the RewriteCond string match.

06-25-2005, 07:38 AM	#8
Bladewire StraightBro Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Monarch Beach, CA USA Posts: 56,229	OK thanks guys. Are you sure I have to do the hostnamelookups call? So HostnameLookups On [in the apache config] and RewriteEngine on RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} \.edu RewriteRule ^(.)$ - [L] in my .htaccess?