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Yahoo as Referer(works with vb3) · **Released**: 08-08-2003

This is my first hack I have made for vBulletin. It may be a simple one to some people, but atleast its a hack!

Hack name: Yahoo as Referer

version: 0.1

Author: Hostc

vBulletin versions: All

What this hack does: This hack will simpily add http://www.yahoo.com/* before any parsed URLs.

Example: if I posted a link to http://vbulletin.org this hack would make it http://www.yahoo.com/*<a href="http:...letin.org/</a> thus making yahoo as the referer to any logs

If you use this please click install

#12 08-09-2003, 06:46 PM

Quote:

Today at 04:50 PM msimplay said this in Post #6
ooooooh i seee dats excellent

so that means they can't link your images or anything thus saving bandwidth ?

Yes

#13 08-09-2003, 06:47 PM

Quote:

Today at 07:26 PM Alien said this in Post #7
This actually has quite a good reason to be created.

On any site that deals with coupons, or "hot deals" you don't have to worry about linking to a coupon or deal and having the company know it came from your site if I understand this correctly? On some boards, people will bypass the linking just so it has to be copied and pasted into the address field manually. Wouldn't have to do that anymore in that case I suppose?

-Jason

Exactly

#14 08-10-2003, 01:25 AM

19 downloads, has anyone had any problems?

Cloud Strife · #15 08-10-2003, 11:25 AM

Are you sure this will make yahoo as a referer???
Its a great hack if it does this... Does it work in browzers such as opera etc???

#16 08-10-2003, 07:39 PM

Yes I'm sure it makes yahoo as the referer. I do not have Opera. But I'm sure it does work with it.

Overgrow · #17 08-12-2003, 03:26 PM

However it does use a bit of Yahoo's bandwidth, so not totally innocuous...

Another reason for this is if your site deals with subjects that may or may not be illegal in various places around the world.

alkatraz · #18 08-13-2003, 01:05 AM

NICE!

If I was still in the warez forum scene this would have been perfect.

Thx for addition Hostc

#19 08-13-2003, 07:55 AM

Quote:

Yesterday at 05:26 PM Overgrow said this in Post #16
However it does use a bit of Yahoo's bandwidth, so not totally innocuous...

Another reason for this is if your site deals with subjects that may or may not be illegal in various places around the world.

Oh well

They can suffer from us using their massive bandwidth

#20 08-14-2003, 08:39 PM

Update: I will be adding intructions so you can use this for vb3.

Rein Masamuri · #21 08-18-2003, 09:42 AM

Doesn't work :S
it gives me an error

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