InfoPath.to ban or not?

htacess syntax

[santapaws]

i have noticed a lot of 'InfoPath' strings in my logs that suck up lots of images...i cant think why i would allow large downloading of images to local computers...is it possible to ban this string if it appears in a referring string...if so how owul di write that in htacess and also is there a reason why i wouldnt want to do this..would this ban a lot of legitimate users? i believe this is software used for local storage so i seems a normal website wouldnt wnat this on their site?

Thanks

[wilderness]

When UA's first began including InfoPath, I added the deny due to some strange traffic.
Almost immediately the relaization that I had denied innocent and longtime visitors resulted in the removal of the deny.

Just yesterday I read (failed to bookmark) the explanation of why the InfoPath plug-in is installed in the MS Office Suite.

For some time, I've been using a combination of the InfoPath UA and IP ranges to focus on some visitors.

Please make your best effort at lines and I'll attempt to help in Jim's abasence.

Don

[santapaws]

so your saying only really ban by ip?

[wilderness]

NO, I'm saying ban by IP that requires a "condition" of the UA.

It's much more focused.

Additionally, you may utilize the "condition" with a variety of options:
begins with, ends with, contains or even multiple portions of UA's.
All resulting in more restrictive denies against the IP range.

[santapaws]

sorry im not a techie and dont really follow what your saying...

[wilderness]

Open this door ONLY if you DO NOT have a blue shirt on and your in a red car.

# User Agent contians "crap" and visitor from IP range
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} crap
RewriteCond %{REMOTE_ADDR} ^123\.456\.789\.
RewriteRule .* - [F]

[wilderness]

BTW, I'm no "techie" and what I know about Apache Servers wouldn't fill a peanut shell.

Just attempting to help out an overwoked JD, whom is being flooded with Wordpress/blog and forum newbies.

[santapaws]

poor old JD..he needs two weeks in the sun :-)

so your saying you need to identitfy abused ip ranges and then add the condition (infopath swapped for crap)...so it will be required to keep looking at logs for signs or problem ips...

ok..tx for that....

[wilderness]

poor old JD..he needs two weeks in the sun :-)

Perhaps some funding for a paid staff would be a more appropiate solution ;)

OR

at the very least?
A new forum at Webmaster World for Wordpress and/or blogs.

Don

[santapaws]

i feel a petition coming on.... :-)