Why I use HTTP redirects
Basically, this guys blog was picked up by ZDNET. But instead of just quoting the text in the blog, ZDNET also was leeching bandwidth by linking directly to a picture.
The webmaster, rightfully so, was pissed about this – so he went to hysterical lengths to teach ZDNET a lesson.
UPDATE: As requested, here is how to create a HTTP redirect. All you need to do is create a simple text file, with the following information, called .htaccess and put it in the root folder of your website.
SetEnvIfNoCase Referer "^http://uneasysilence.com" good
SetEnvIfNoCase Referer "^http://www.uneasysilence.com/" good
< filesmatch ".(exe|mpg|zip|torrent|mov|mp3|mp4|wmv|jpg)" >
Order Allow,Deny
Allow from env=good
< / FilesMatch>
SetEnvIfNoCase Referer would equal the only sites you want to access files served on your website. and filesmatch “.(exe|mpg|zip|torrent|mov|mp3|mp4|wmv|jpg)” would indicate the restricted files.
