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We have a website that generates simple links based in anchor tag to another site.

But, when we click in these links, the following error is displayed:

Error 403 Hotlinking is forbidden
Hotlinking is forbidden
Guru Meditation:
XID: 2586645211
Varnish cache server

We already check the CPANEL\SECURITY and HOTLINKS are DISABLED.

What could be happening?

Thanks everybody!

Marcelo Juventino
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    Just to be clear about this, the *other site* is giving you a 403? Are you in control of the other site? – Ladadadada Mar 05 '13 at 14:24
  • No, I don't have control about the other site. Users must to publish ads that have links to this site (the ad is published in my site). See example: http://www.brasiltelexfree.com.br/an.php?ad=queroagora&id=1295dd7401. And then, click in the link www.telexfree.com/ad/queroagora in the opened page. You will see the error. – Marcelo Juventino Mar 05 '13 at 14:32

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You need to talk to the support team of the other site.

Hotlinking "protection" is done by analysing the Referer: field of the HTTP request. When an image on one site (one.example.com) is linked from another site (two.example.com) like this:

<img src="http://one.example.com/image.jpg">

The Referer: field of the image request is set to Referer: http://two.example.com/.

If this field does not match a list of allowed referrers, the request is denied.

The Referer: field is set the same way when you click on a link.

The key thing to understand here is that your website is not in the allowed referrers list in their website's configuration. There's nothing you can change in your configuration that can fix this.

Ladadadada
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