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Old 2004-07-27, 12:59 AM   #14
bret
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HTTP_REFERER is generated by the client in the HTTP Header. It can easily be spoofed. However, this is usually done client side, and only a rougue browser would be spoofing HTTP headers.

Although I would not put it past someone to find a way around the client side limitations.

If this were the case .htaccess would be rendered useless.
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