bitz is pissed off

[bitz]

is there anyway that i can prevent little dickheads from hotlinking off my pics..

[basschick]

sure! use .htaccess so that your pics will only answer if called from your own domain.

[bitz]

what do i put in the .htaccess file

[Dan S]

call the file .htaccess
you need to store your images in seperate subfolders if you do not want you html also protected.

this code should do the work:
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RewriteEngine On

RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://www.yourdomain.com/ [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://yourdomain.com/ [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://yourdomainsipnumberhere/ [NC]
RewriteRule /* http://www.whereveryouwanttoredirect.com/ [L,R]