Suspect Referrals
  • Nialler9Nialler9
    Recently I've been getting a LOT of hits to my domain from sites such as MaxAlbums, 1Albums, Free Albums, Mp3 Soundtracks. There sites are essentially hotlinking to files on my domain without permission.

    The problem is they have no email addresses or contact details on most of them. Also, indexing my site is turned off so where I keep my Mp3s stored cannot be accessed,

    Has anybody got any tips for getting rid of these spam sites?
  • loudersoftloudersoft
    disable hotlinking on the directory where you store your mp3's using a .htaccess file and set the .htaccess file to do this:

    when someone clicks a hotlinked mp3, the .htaccess file should cause the hotlink to open an html document page that redirects the clicker to the ftont page of your site.

    thats what i do and it works!

    here's an example of someone who tried and failed:

    http://blog.myspace.com/justin_v
  • benlovesmusicbenlovesmusic
    Uh, I was able to right-click and save from that site, loudersoft. I had no problem left-clicking it and opening it, either.
  • loudersoftloudersoft
    you were able to left click and play the mp3? and you could right-click and save it and you got the full mp3?

    what browser are you using?

    EDIT: in IE, it does let you right click and download, but left clicking it in either Mozilla or IE redirects me to the site. i tried it on two different computers on two different IPs just now.
  • Nialler9Nialler9
    hmmm i have a form of htaccess file up already. it musn't be working...
  • headphonesexheadphonesex
    Hey mr loudersoft. Any chance of a bit more guidance on how to do that?
  • loudersoftloudersoft
    http://www.htmlbasix.com/disablehotlinking.shtml

    follow their instructions to create your own .htaccess file and upload it into the directory where you keep your mp3's on your own hosting.

    you will also need to (if you havent already) CHMOD that mp3 directory to 711 -- any good FTP program will let you right click the directory and change the properties of the directory. new directories are standardly given a permission value of 755, you have to change them to 711 to prevent the outside world from seeing the directory.

    if you use ezarchive or some other hosting than your own personal server, this will not work.
  • headphonesexheadphonesex
    Thanks a lot... i'll give that a bash.

    xx
  • headphonesexheadphonesex
    Since we're on the subject of tech help....

    I would like something to count how many downloads each track gets.

    Any idea how I would acheive this? Ideally i'd quite like to have it displayed on the site.

    I did try a while back but i couldn't seem to get it working. Any idiot proof instructions would be great!!
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