Prevent linking to images / graphics?

[Garreg]

Anyone have any suggestions about how to prevent people linking to graphics / images on a web site?
I did see a reasonably good bit of software advertised some where – just can’t remember where
Is there any thing to stop these bandwidth robbers?

[Garreg]

Forgot to add – I need this for ‘windows’ not UNIX, (where I could use a .htaccess file to prevent hotlinking of images).

I used to use anti-leech back in the day to protech downloads. It seems they have grown immensely, take a look at http://www.anti-leech.com. Otherwise you might find some scripts that do the same thing, you might want to check http://www.hotscripts.com.

Best of luck!

http://www.hotscripts.com/Detailed/14296.html
might that be of any help? It might need to be modified, but I have not even tried it out, it might be perfect, it might be one to add to the garbage heap too.

This is more on target, made to protect images.

http://www.bitbucketheaven.com/downl...gprotect.shtml

[Garreg]

Thanks the links everyone - much appreciated.

I only noticed this problem around amonth ago, but it seems to be growing, I've sent email etc.. but they just get ignored - hence time for some action

[dmytton]

Anyone know of any scripts for Linux? I know I can use htaccess but any other way?

[Vixen]

I need to check some of these out because I forever have people hot linking to pics on my site. I generally find them through my stats. I must say I have had pretty good luck getting them to remove the link once I email them but maybe that is because I come across a little nasty. ~

Haha Vixen you should send Garreg a copy of your e-mail for him to use!

[Vixen]

LoL I try to be nice but when someone is ripping off my images for a freakin bikini contest I tend to get ticked (that was the last genius I caught hot linking). LoL

Wow, that is pretty low, a bikini contest linking from a web-store! My where did that picture come from! Oh an online shop, can that really be that person?

[Vixen]

LoL You would be amazed at how many emails I get in a week asking if I am "the girl" on the site. My reply is "Which one?? There is only like 20 of them" LoL

You mean you are not a shape shifter?! No way, I thought we could all do that!

[Vixen]

LoL Sometimes I wish I could. Oh to be a fly on the wall sometimes.

Does anyone know of a good hotlink tracker? I have this client who only wants to know who's hotlinking (she likes to send nastygrams) but doesn't want to prevent it. Cpanel had a semi-decent tool for this and she's refusing to leave my old server because of this. Does Hspere have anything like this?

I know I ould prolly code my own but I'm busy transferring accounts. The quicker I get her off the old machine, the quicker i can stop paying for it