Re: [cobalt-security] bandwith stealing

["E.B. Dreger" <eddy+public+spam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

TKI> Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2003 19:37:29 +0200
TKI> From: Tik & Klik Internetdiensten


TKI> But is there a way to put a filter on downloads
TKI> cq a way that a file only can be downloaded by a link from his site.

I don't recall the details off the top of my head, but you can
try examining HTTP Referer (sic) as a sort of bandaid fix.  Keep
in mind that any HTTP header field is easily spoofed.

Contact your upstream(s) and have them deal with the problem.
This sounds like an abuse issue, and probably should be dealt
with accordingly.


HTH,
Eddy
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