Block sites linking to my site

25 Mar 2005 4:41 PM

basin

We have a site that has a "sample request " form where future customers can
order sample of some of our paper. Well, apparenty some people found it and
posted it on sites such as freesamplesite.com and fatwallet.com. So we have
hundreds of orders for samples!!

Is there any way we can block people coming from this link? I am
understanding that when a "freebie" addict clicks on that link, the ip
address in the log should be that person's IP....but our webtrends reporting
has no problem telling us that we are getting users from these domains.
Webtrends uses the iis logs to get that referrer address and domain,then put
it in a nice little report, but I cannot find it in the logs.

Any ideas?? Thanks for any help!

25 Mar 2005 5:06 PM

Jeff Cochran

On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 08:41:03 -0800, "basin"
<ba***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>We have a site that has a "sample request " form where future customers can
>order sample of some of our paper. Well, apparenty some people found it and
>posted it on sites such as freesamplesite.com and fatwallet.com. So we have
>hundreds of orders for samples!!
>
>Is there any way we can block people coming from this link? I am
>understanding that when a "freebie" addict clicks on that link, the ip
>address in the log should be that person's IP....but our webtrends reporting
>has no problem telling us that we are getting users from these domains.
>Webtrends uses the iis logs to get that referrer address and domain,then put
>it in a nice little report, but I cannot find it in the logs.
>
>Any ideas?? Thanks for any help!

It's not a security issue, it's a programming one. Depending on the
technology you use you can get the referrer as well. In ASP it's the
HTTP_REFERER header in the Request.ServerVariables method.

Jeff

26 Mar 2005 3:30 AM

Jason Brown [MSFT]

There's an IIS-compatible ISAPI filter called LeechBlocker which can go a
long way to blocking by referrer - and it comes with source. MSN search or
google will find it immediately if you search for 'leechblocker'

--
Jason Brown
Microsoft GTSC, IIS

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

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"Jeff Cochran" <jeff.nospam@zina.com> wrote in message
news:425344d4.96116908@msnews.microsoft.com...
> On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 08:41:03 -0800, "basin"
> <ba***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>>We have a site that has a "sample request " form where future customers
>>can
>>order sample of some of our paper. Well, apparenty some people found it
>>and
>>posted it on sites such as freesamplesite.com and fatwallet.com. So we
>>have
>>hundreds of orders for samples!!
>>
>>Is there any way we can block people coming from this link? I am
>>understanding that when a "freebie" addict clicks on that link, the ip
>>address in the log should be that person's IP....but our webtrends
>>reporting
>>has no problem telling us that we are getting users from these domains.
>>Webtrends uses the iis logs to get that referrer address and domain,then
>>put
>>it in a nice little report, but I cannot find it in the logs.
>>
>>Any ideas?? Thanks for any help!
>
> It's not a security issue, it's a programming one. Depending on the
> technology you use you can get the referrer as well. In ASP it's the
> HTTP_REFERER header in the Request.ServerVariables method.
>
> Jeff

26 Mar 2005 10:01 AM

Steven Burn

http://www.michaelbrumm.com/leechblocker.html

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Regards

Steven Burn
Ur I.T. Mate Group
www.it-mate.co.uk

Keeping it FREE!

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"Jason Brown [MSFT]" <i-brj***@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:OdeakTbMFHA.2252@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> There's an IIS-compatible ISAPI filter called LeechBlocker which can go a
> long way to blocking by referrer - and it comes with source. MSN search or
> google will find it immediately if you search for 'leechblocker'
>
>
> --
> Jason Brown
> Microsoft GTSC, IIS
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
>
>
> "Jeff Cochran" <jeff.nospam@zina.com> wrote in message
> news:425344d4.96116908@msnews.microsoft.com...
> > On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 08:41:03 -0800, "basin"
> > <ba***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >
> >>We have a site that has a "sample request " form where future customers
> >>can
> >>order sample of some of our paper. Well, apparenty some people found it
> >>and
> >>posted it on sites such as freesamplesite.com and fatwallet.com. So we
> >>have
> >>hundreds of orders for samples!!
> >>
> >>Is there any way we can block people coming from this link? I am
> >>understanding that when a "freebie" addict clicks on that link, the ip
> >>address in the log should be that person's IP....but our webtrends
> >>reporting
> >>has no problem telling us that we are getting users from these domains.
> >>Webtrends uses the iis logs to get that referrer address and domain,then
> >>put
> >>it in a nice little report, but I cannot find it in the logs.
> >>
> >>Any ideas?? Thanks for any help!
> >
> > It's not a security issue, it's a programming one. Depending on the
> > technology you use you can get the referrer as well. In ASP it's the
> > HTTP_REFERER header in the Request.ServerVariables method.
> >
> > Jeff
>
>