how to stop people linking to your page?

Killer · 25 Sep 2003, 09:23 PM

I am refering to my website. Is there any scripts that will stop others from linking directly to my page? instead they will be directed to my main page and maybe if framed, will be break out.

**CyberSmurf** · 26 Sep 2003, 10:19 AM

You don't want people to post links to your webpage?

kchess79 · 26 Sep 2003, 10:37 AM

Or are you talking about "hotlinking" where people link to your images and use up your bandwidth? My website provider prevents hotlinking (I can turn it on or off if I want...I have it on. People can type in http://www.mysite.com/picture.gif but they can't link to http://www.mysite.com/picture.gif

Killer · 26 Sep 2003, 02:01 PM

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Originally posted by CyberSmurf
You don't want people to post links to your webpage?

Perhaps I am not good at describing my problem but it isn't posting of links but they link directly to my page in such a way surfers will thought my page is part of their website.

kaptitsky · 26 Sep 2003, 05:17 PM

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Originally posted by Killer
Perhaps I am not good at describing my problem but it isn't posting of links but they link directly to my page in such a way surfers will thought my page is part of their website.

You want to check that your page is only displayed in the frame you have chosen, and not by itself or in another frameset, so it needs to know what _TOP is and if it is not right, force a re-load of the frameset.

Is that it?

Killer · 26 Sep 2003, 08:48 PM

If my content page is loaded directly at someone else site (not in frames) the page will be reloaded in my frames or visitors are sent to the page on my site or back to my main page.

kaptitsky · 26 Sep 2003, 10:04 PM

If the page is loaded directly, then it's only your site they are looking at. After all, I could do the same thing in one browser simply by choosing to open your link in a new window or new tab. The only difference would be is that my refferer would be local to you.

But what this means is that you don't care about refferer, you want Javascript code to determine if pages that you have put in frames are _TOP and if they are, to reload the frameset.

That's pretty standard, if not very user friendly.

robert@fm · 27 Sep 2003, 12:39 AM

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Originally posted by kaptitsky
But what this means is that you don't care about refferer, you want Javascript code to determine if pages that you have put in frames are _TOP and if they are, to reload the frameset.

That's pretty standard, if not very user friendly.

Unfortunately, there are plenty of scum out there who want a good-looking website but aren't keen on the work required, so they just code a frameset in which they display other people's hard work and pass it off as theirs.  I've seen plenty of that, and even had it happen to me, so I use a frame-breaker on all my pages (they're not supposed to be in a frame, and if they find themselves in one they break out of it).  Unfortunately, things like that are increasingly necessary nowadays...

Killer · 27 Sep 2003, 10:15 AM

So I guess if there is a code to check like if the prievous page doesn't come from one of my own pages it will be redirected to the home page where it will have a code to break out of frames if neccessary.

kchess79 · 27 Sep 2003, 10:28 AM

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Originally posted by Killer
So I guess if there is a code to check like if the prievous page doesn't come from one of my own pages it will be redirected to the home page where it will have a code to break out of frames if neccessary.

How would you set up a code like that? I'm no good at coming up with code, I always have to have it spoon-fed to me...

Killer · 27 Sep 2003, 12:11 PM

It seems that the code which I am using (got the code from the internet) does not work with Tripod....

Killer · 29 Sep 2003, 07:29 PM

Is there anyway to know if anyone is linking to your pages??

kander · 30 Sep 2003, 06:58 AM

Yep, there is. I'm still not entirely sure what exactly you define as linking, though. You could check the access logs of your webhost to see the Referer fields, if you have access to the logs.

--K

Killer · 30 Sep 2003, 07:56 AM

Which means if I am using tripod or geocities I have no way of knowing....

kander · 30 Sep 2003, 03:01 PM

Indeed... but then again Tripod (etc) aren't really good for professional site design, they're more for personal homepages IMHO.

--K

25 Sep 2003, 09:23 PM	#1
Killer Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Singapore Posts: 6,762 Representative of: Killer.kkk.sg	how to stop people linking to your page? I am refering to my website. Is there any scripts that will stop others from linking directly to my page? instead they will be directed to my main page and maybe if framed, will be break out.

26 Sep 2003, 10:19 AM	#2
CyberSmurf Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: British Columbia Posts: 4,098	You don't want people to post links to your webpage?

26 Sep 2003, 10:37 AM	#3
kchess79 Master of the @ Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 1,142	Or are you talking about "hotlinking" where people link to your images and use up your bandwidth? My website provider prevents hotlinking (I can turn it on or off if I want...I have it on. People can type in http://www.mysite.com/picture.gif but they can't link to http://www.mysite.com/picture.gif

26 Sep 2003, 08:48 PM	#6
Killer Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Singapore Posts: 6,762 Representative of: Killer.kkk.sg	If my content page is loaded directly at someone else site (not in frames) the page will be reloaded in my frames or visitors are sent to the page on my site or back to my main page.

26 Sep 2003, 10:04 PM	#7
kaptitsky The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,186	If the page is loaded directly, then it's only your site they are looking at. After all, I could do the same thing in one browser simply by choosing to open your link in a new window or new tab. The only difference would be is that my refferer would be local to you. But what this means is that you don't care about refferer, you want Javascript code to determine if pages that you have put in frames are _TOP and if they are, to reload the frameset. That's pretty standard, if not very user friendly.

27 Sep 2003, 10:15 AM	#9
Killer Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Singapore Posts: 6,762 Representative of: Killer.kkk.sg	So I guess if there is a code to check like if the prievous page doesn't come from one of my own pages it will be redirected to the home page where it will have a code to break out of frames if neccessary.

27 Sep 2003, 12:11 PM	#11
Killer Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Singapore Posts: 6,762 Representative of: Killer.kkk.sg	It seems that the code which I am using (got the code from the internet) does not work with Tripod....

29 Sep 2003, 07:29 PM	#12
Killer Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Singapore Posts: 6,762 Representative of: Killer.kkk.sg	Is there anyway to know if anyone is linking to your pages??

30 Sep 2003, 06:58 AM	#13
kander The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 4,112	Yep, there is. I'm still not entirely sure what exactly you define as linking, though. You could check the access logs of your webhost to see the Referer fields, if you have access to the logs. --K

30 Sep 2003, 07:56 AM	#14
Killer Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Singapore Posts: 6,762 Representative of: Killer.kkk.sg	Which means if I am using tripod or geocities I have no way of knowing....

30 Sep 2003, 03:01 PM	#15
kander The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 4,112	Indeed... but then again Tripod (etc) aren't really good for professional site design, they're more for personal homepages IMHO. --K