Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-httpd-users-archive@httpd.apache.org Received: (qmail 85069 invoked by uid 500); 6 Nov 2002 04:54:59 -0000 Mailing-List: contact users-help@httpd.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk Reply-To: users@httpd.apache.org list-help: list-unsubscribe: list-post: Delivered-To: mailing list users@httpd.apache.org Received: (qmail 84842 invoked from network); 6 Nov 2002 04:54:45 -0000 Received: from pat.cs.nott.ac.uk (HELO Cs.Nott.AC.UK) (128.243.20.9) by daedalus.apache.org with SMTP; 6 Nov 2002 04:54:45 -0000 Received: from robin.cs.nott.ac.uk by pat.Cs.Nott.AC.UK id aa01089; 6 Nov 2002 4:52 GMT Received: from zcd-52-79.sns.nottingham.ac.uk by robin.Cs.Nott.AC.UK id aa20364; 6 Nov 2002 4:51 GMT Message-ID: <008f01c28550$2f9be920$c900a8c0@thinkpad> From: Chris Taylor To: users@httpd.apache.org MMDF-Warning: Parse error in original version of preceding line at robin.Cs.Nott.AC.UK References: <5FCE856B804270449E97E3C7744D5D2D024FDC@exchangeserver.internal.stamina.com.au> Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2002 04:51:19 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 X-Spam-Rating: daedalus.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N Subject: Re: [users@httpd] how do I prevent sites from hijacking my images? -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 It seems that you're missing the point, the problem is that external sites are linking these images as if they were there own, which is essentially bandwidth theft. The way to stop this is to use mod_rewrite (as in my previous post). Although the odd client saving the image to their hard drive may be a nuisance, it's not really the issue, so all of these client side efforts (JS for instance) aren't what's required. Andrew's idea (below) is essentially the implementation of the mod_rewrite solution: a .htaccess file, but in the end it's the same solution. I hope that clears it up. Chris Taylor - chris@x-bb.org - The guy with the PS2 WebServer - http://www.x-bb.org/chris.asc - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Kenna" To: Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2002 4:46 AM Subject: RE: [users@httpd] how do I prevent sites from hijacking my images? Create a little javascript thing that displays the image, disable right click on that particular web page and put a restriction on the directory that stores the images with a .htaccess file and say that the only refferer can be the actual page the images are linked to. The above may work Andrew - -----Original Message----- From: Saqib.N.Ali@seagate.com [mailto:Saqib.N.Ali@seagate.com] Sent: Wednesday, 6 November 2002 3:41 PM To: users@httpd.apache.org Subject: RE: [users@httpd] how do I prevent sites from hijacking my images? But you can still "right click" and do a 'save picture as'.. am i wrong? In Peace, Saqib Ali http://www.sc-icc.org:8080/cocoon/mount/docbook/ "I fear, if I rebel against my Lord, the retribution of an Awful Day (The Day of Resurrection)" Al-Quran 6:15 (Embedded image moved to file: pic27644.jpg) daniel teque.org> cc: No Phone Info Subject: RE: [users@httpd] how do I prevent sites from hijacking my images? Available 11/05/2002 07:34 PM Please respond to users header output your image using gd in php then load the image like >===== Original Message From Saqib.N.Ali@seagate.com ===== >I agree that there is no way to protect the images from being >stolen. But there are ways to deter people from easily stealing the >image. For e.g. about 3 years back I wrote a Java Application that >would parse an image and >create HTML TABLE based representation of the image on Pixel level. >This HTML table could be easily displayed intead of the actual >graphic, but people couldn't just right click and save it to their >Local HD. However if they really wanted to copy the image they >would have to take screen capture, and paste it into GIMP. This way >they would offcourse lose the quality. > >In Peace, >Saqib Ali >http://www.sc-icc.org:8080/cocoon/mount/docbook/ > >"I fear, if I rebel against my Lord, the retribution of an Awful Day > (The Day of Resurrection)" Al-Quran 6:15 > > (Embedded image moved to file: pic00292.jpg) > > > > "Lewis > Watson" To: > > six.com> Subject: Re: > [users@httpd] how do I prevent sites from hijacking my images? > No Phone Info > Available > > 11/05/2002 > 07:12 PM > Please > respond to > users > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "dale's stuff" >To: >Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 9:06 PM >Subject: [users@httpd] how do I prevent sites from hijacking my >images? > > >> Hello, >> >> I was just processing my logs and have found that once again some >> scum >are >> stealing some images from my site and linking directly to them. >> >> I am running apache 1.3.2x on RH Linux 7.1. I would like to be >> able to serve a different image to these scum to get the point >> across that they >can' >> t be stealing my images -kind of like what angelfire and so forth >> do. >> >> any suggestions? >> >> Thanks >> >> Dale >> > >Hi Dale. >There are things you can do to prevent them from linking to them >(See the links below), but to keep them from pulling them off your >site and using them? Nothing. You are offering the graphics over a >public >network. There are ways to slow some people up or making it a tad >more difficult but in the end there is no way to prevent someone >from >pulling what your server is giving out. > >http://www.bignosebird.com/apache/a16.shtml >http://httpd.apache.org/docs/misc/FAQ.html#image-theft > >hope this helps, >Lewis > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server >Project. See for more >info. 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