RE: [cobalt-users] Restricting Access

["Michael Tubbe" <mtubbe@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bob G7 said:
>> > > 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.

Try this:
http://list.cobalt.com/pipermail/cobalt-users/2001-October/058095.html

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Michael Tubbe