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Yes, yes it is. Does the link work as expected for you? The strange thing is that it does work for me if I copy-paste the link (as opposed to ctrl-clicking it
by nfm 11y ago
Yes, yes it is.
Does the link work as expected for you?
The strange thing is that it does work for me if I copy-paste the link (as opposed to ctrl-clicking it). There really shouldn't be much that's different between those two requests except for the referrer header.
- simoncion 11y agoIt does work as expected for me, no matter how I visit the URL. (The first time I viewed the page, I ctrl-clicked the URL.) > There really shouldn't be much that's different between those two requests except for the referrer header. I don't know the details, but I gather that that's a big component of the anti-hotlinking system.
- Analemma_ 11y agojwz just confirmed on Twitter that he blocks requests with HN in the referrer: https://twitter.com/jwz/status/665658171415859200 https://twitter.com/jwz/status/665658171415859200
- simoncion 11y agoOdd. Clicking on the link in the HN conversation works just fine for me. Wait. Does running Firefox in Incognito Mode not send along a referrer?
- 467568985476 11y ago*referer ;)
- simoncion 11y agoI am neither an HTTP server nor client. ;)
- nitrogen 11y agoHuh. I guess we don't have time for jwz, either.