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Disabled Hotlinks, Following Link In Firefox Vs. Ie


thehighwaystar

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Hi -

 

OK, this is a strange one.

 

I have set up my TCH site with CPanel to not allow hot linking (but to allow direct requests) to image files. This has been fine for a long while (years).

 

I usually use the Firefox browser. If someone sends me an email (say, Yahoo email) with a link to a picture on my site, and can right click on it and open up the picture.

 

If I use IE (IE 7 right now) and try the same thing, I get a Forbidden You don't have permission to access blah blah message. I can directly cut/paste a link into an IE browser window and it works fine.

 

Anyone have a clue to why the difference? :)

 

Thanks

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Hi thehighwaystar,

 

I am sorry but I have no answer for you but hang on and someone will.

 

Please do not bump threads (since it´s against the forum rules), we mods do read every post. Also, we mods do not have the answer to everything. This is a forum where all members help each other, so just hold on, some time it just takes a little time.

 

As for moving the post, yes we will if we feel it´s not the appropriate forum for the post. If we do, the member will get a message from us stating which post and to where we moved it.

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If I use IE (IE 7 right now) and try the same thing, I get a Forbidden You don't have permission to access blah blah message. I can directly cut/paste a link into an IE browser window and it works fine.

 

I don't understand what you are saying here. If you click a link in email it won't display but if you paste the link in the address bar it does? Is that what you are saying?

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Yes, that is correct. To reiterate, if I use the right mouse context menu items Open, Open in New Tab, Open in New Window, then it fails.

 

I noticed that after it fails, if I place my cursor in the address bar and hit Enter, it resolves fine.

 

Copy/Paste into the address bar is OK.

 

Internet Explorer :thumbdown:

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Here's an update: I disabled the hotlink protection, and then of course was able to link to the images.

 

I cycled the setting BACK again to enable hotlink protection, and it now is working correctly.

 

Not really sure how this fixed it. It needed a little kick? I guess I don't want to know. :thumbdown:

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Here's an update: I disabled the hotlink protection, and then of course was able to link to the images.

 

I cycled the setting BACK again to enable hotlink protection, and it now is working correctly.

 

Not really sure how this fixed it. It needed a little kick? I guess I don't want to know. B)

 

Are you sure that it is working correctly, or is it just loading the images from the cache instead?

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