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• 01-16-2009, 7:40 PM

  galgamesh Joined on 02-01-2004, 1:57 PM Posts 8	Hotlink Reply Contact Hello I have problems with hotlink. Can we hide the original file? Is possible to create dynamic link to the file that changes the link every time you listen to the file. thanks Galgamesh

• 01-20-2009, 1:21 AM

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  chriskno Joined on 07-10-2007, 10:22 PM Redmond, Washington Posts 48

  Re: Hotlink Reply Contact Hi, Galgamesh, There are several ways to change or hide the link to your media files.  The most appropriate solution will depend on what your setup and scenario are.  Can you tell us more about how users are accessing the content today?  Is it acceptable for a given user to access the content multiple times with the original link, as long as others cannot use that same link?  Are you currently using either Windows Media Services or the IIS Media Pack?  -Chris Chris Knowlton Program Manager, IIS Media Services blog: http://blogs.iis.net/chriskno

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• 03-13-2009, 4:41 PM

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  galgamesh Joined on 02-01-2004, 1:57 PM Posts 8	Re: Hotlink Reply Contact Hi, Chriskno Thanks for the reply. I think that HotlinkBlocker (http://www.helicontech.com/HotlinkBlocker/). Can you do this with IIS media pack or URL Rewrite Module.  THX Galgamesh

• 03-19-2009, 9:02 PM

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  chriskno Joined on 07-10-2007, 10:22 PM Redmond, Washington Posts 48

  Re: Hotlink Reply Contact Hi, Galgamesh, Yes, Web Playlists automatically obfuscate the URLs in each playlist.  By default, each user gets personalized URLs to the original media, and Web Playlists enforces that only the original requester can play those URLs.  For example, an entry in a typical Windows Media playlist (ASX file) might look like this:   <REF href="http://myserver.com/media/horton.wmv" mce_href="http://myserver.com/media/horton.wmv" /> In the playlist delivered by Web Playlists, the non-sharable tokenized entry would look like this: <REF href="http://myserver.com/horton.isx?sessionId=b75a8dcd-618d-45c1-95bb-d37f389cb273;entryId=1" mce_href="http://myserver.com/horton.isx?sessionId=b75a8dcd-618d-45c1-95bb-d37f389cb273;entryId=1" /> If you choose to Disable Skip on your Web Playlists entries, you can also enforce a predetermined playback sequence. Would this work for you?  -Chris Chris Knowlton Program Manager, IIS Media Services blog: http://blogs.iis.net/chriskno

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• 03-20-2009, 2:01 PM

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  galgamesh Joined on 02-01-2004, 1:57 PM Posts 8	Re: Hotlink Reply Contact Hi Thanks for the reply Will work with flv files to? thx Galgamesh

• 03-22-2009, 12:35 AM

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  samzhang Joined on 05-05-2008, 7:45 PM Posts 26	Re: Hotlink Reply Contact Yes, it works with Flash content. Actually Web Playlist is content-type agnostic, you could use it for any content you like. See this walkthrough: http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/384/web-playlists-for-iis-70--using-playlist-with-different-media-players/ -Sam

• 03-22-2009, 4:47 PM

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  galgamesh Joined on 02-01-2004, 1:57 PM Posts 8	Re: Hotlink Reply Contact Hello Samzhang Thanks for the reply I have about 50 000 files what do you think the best way to do plylist. Those files are in different folders. Thx   Galgamesh

• 03-22-2009, 5:48 PM

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  samzhang Joined on 05-05-2008, 7:45 PM Posts 26

  Re: Hotlink Reply Contact Hello galgamesh, I think the best way is to do it programmatically. First, use URL Rewriter module to rewrite all the incoming .flv requests to .isx requests which will be handled by web playlist handler. Then create a custom playlist provider to link the .isx request back to the actual FLV file. In the process of doing this, web playlist adds the URL obfuscation to the link that will return FLV files. Thanks -Sam