Stop backdoor visitors

[GuruChoc]

I have asked before on this forumn and got good results with a javascript redirection so if they visit a sub page on my site without going via the frontpage they get sent there. Now 25% of my visitors have javascript disabled and they just go on backdooring me. Is there a way to stop them without using javascript ?? I am missing a lot of pageviews because of this.

I thought I could chamge my site to a top and bottom frame so only the main url is shown and thats all that can be bookmarked, but then they could just "open page in a new window" and bookmark that.

I then thought of maybe having the links displayed on the html but actually opening up on a randomly generated page number so bookmarking this is useless as the number never appears again. I have no idea how to do this but it sounds a good idea http://geekvillage.com/ubb/smile.gif

I have seen sites in the past wherever you go on them they just show the main url and you cannot see the name of the subpage at all, but I can't think of any right now, so I guess it can de done, but how is the question.

Just thought of 1 http://www.amihotornot.com/ , not sure how they do it.

Any other suggestion welcomed.

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[This message has been edited by GuruChoc (edited 01-02-2001).]

[webstuff4free]

Arrrrgggg! Someone tell me how they did it at (www.amihotornot.com) Sorry I can't answer your question but I found it interesting and have been looking at that URL to try and suss it out.

When you hit edit in IE you always get the same page i.e. the one that came up first.

However, right clicking and selecting source reveals the true code for that page. I wish I had never read your question as it has kept me awake!! http://geekvillage.com/ubb/smile.gif

Someone put us out of our misery!!

Jason

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[JDF000]

You could do it using some kind of scripting language, i.e.- PHP or perl, by getting the HTTP_REFERRER and if it's not equal to a certain value, redirect them.

[GuruChoc]

webstuff4free: most addictive thing I have found online in ages, too bad I didn't think of it, they are quite silly using CJ as their banner source, could be making heaps more with someone else.

JDF000: my webhost is reluctant to use the HTTP_REFERRER thing because he has had bad experiences with it in the past, I must talk to him again.