How To Block Hotlinkers
it blocks all requests, legitimate or otherwise. Accidentally blocking legitimate requests from search engines, feed readers and others would be very disadvantageous to the site.
The black approach is a better option as it intends to block some specific sites that are considered the worst offenders. A website owner has to find out if his/her website is on an Apache Server and if the use of .htaccess is allowed by them. A simple email to the web space provider will provide a swift answer. The .htaccess file should go into a website’s root directory on one’s web server.
Verification that everything is working properly on one’s site has to be done. Mod-rewrite is very powerful but it only needs one typo for hell to break loose. The block listed sites should be checked out if the stop image is being shown. It might be a nice twist to include
