RE: [cobalt-users] Restricting Access

[Bob G7 <Bob_G7@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> > > Anyways, I would like to be able to restrict this image
> > > directory so that the images can only be seen by the message
> > > board it's intended for. If someone places the link into
> > > another message board or webpage they won't get anything.
> > >
> >
> >There are some .htaccess rewrite rules for that. A quick Google for
> >htaccess image protect should find it.
>
> For simplicity, why can't you use the .htaccess and just require a
> user-id/password that you give to your secret club? It sounds
> like posting
> to the board isn't the problem, just who can view it? Is that correct?
>
Password protecting the directory won't do the trick, the images are pulled
into a message post (ikonboard). I would think if the directory was password
protected, they would not show in the message.