Posted: 27 December 2005 at 12:58pm | IP Logged

Hello,

Hotlinkblocker 1.2 ( color=#658ce7HotlinkBlocker0040.msi)
Win2003 EE SP1

I enabled blocker on default site (ISAPI filter still stay in "Unknown" state), configured it (see ini for LINK protection below), but nothing work.
REFERRER protection doesn't work. LINK protection change xxxxx with some sid, but users still able to download files from /test/files with direct link...:-(

Could you please help me?
Thanks

Sergey

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# HotlinkBlocker Configuration file

Signature=63440157-69a0-4ad4-9e88-7137acc18bf0
LinkExpires=1800

[Protect]
LINK  /test/files 

[ReferersBlackList]
[ReferersWhiteList]
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Posted: 27 December 2005 at 3:38pm | IP Logged

After several hours I tried to use old link with LINK protection in place - no error 404, just download's hanging and ~80%CPU utilization

Posted: 27 December 2005 at 4:52pm | IP Logged

Thank you for prompt reply, Yaroslav.
I tested new build on Win2003SP1 & WinXPSP2 - it start work properly...

I just purchased HotlinkBlocker (order with email sergeyNOSPAM@knyazev.com) - could you please send me reg key? :)
Thank you

Posted: 28 December 2005 at 2:47am | IP Logged

Thank you, I received a key.

There are more problems with LINK protection:

- if I try to use generated link (with unique sid) from another machine (another IP) - IE hangs and server CPU utilization growing up to 100% 
I think we should just get 404 error.

- if I restarted IIS, new urls with new sids generated, but files may be downloaded with both (old and new) urls.

Direct urls in case of LINK don't work as designed

Could you please help me? I have to implement new protection ASAP despite the New Year
Thanks

Sergey

PS my configuration

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# HotlinkBlocker Configuration file

Signature=d166de01-77a5-4826-a665-1f1dd2f3ad56
LinkExpires=7200

[Protect]
LINK  /gba/roms 

[ReferersBlackList]
[ReferersWhiteList]
[UserAgentsBlackList]
[UserAgentsWhiteList]

Posted: 28 December 2005 at 2:56am | IP Logged

PS It's strange, but if I restart IIS and URL was changed, my IE still display old links - I tried clean cache, restart IE, etc - don't work...
If I use another browser (Opera) I got new links, but if I restart IIS again - the same picture and I have to start third browser (Mozilla) to get new links :)
Probably it's ISP's caching?...

Posted: 28 December 2005 at 5:37am | IP Logged

Here is link http://82.137.161.66/gba/
(/gba/roms is protected by LINK)
If I use generated link like
http://82.137.161.66/gba/roms/e88983ed6952a42c/001%20test%20file.rar
from another machine (actually from server), CPU server utilization icreased instead of error 404

PS "Direct urls in case of LINK don't work as designed" - I mean links like 82.137.161.66/gba/roms/001%20test%20file.rar
don't work in case of LINK protection in place. It's correct?

Posted: 28 December 2005 at 5:45am | IP Logged

 Yaroslav, I sent email (from my work address) to support@helicontech.com with FTP access to my server - for testing purposes.

Thank you for prompt help

Posted: 28 December 2005 at 5:54am | IP Logged

PS Yaroslav, you may use my email (in sent message) to contact me - I check it every 30min
Thanks

Posted: 28 December 2005 at 11:42am | IP Logged

Thank you, Yaroslav! Looking for new build after testing today

Quote: Originally posted by Yaroslav on 28 December 2005

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No need for testing, we already located the bug. We recently changed the logic of processing and thus this is a result of insuffient testing put in this build. The bug is already fixed but we are working on additional testing procedures for now. Today, when the testing will be complete we will release new build.

As for your question about LINK protection I'm still unsure that I understand you correctly. With LINK protection enabled you will be unable to access files directly, without the signature - this is how the protection work. Request will either get 404 error or will be redirected to predefined location.

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