What is .HT access?

[linux tech]

It allows a user priviledges to access a particular file of a directory from the internet. It guides users as well as groups to the access.

[jazz]

This will really help you to block the bot:

<Files .htaccess>
deny from all
</Files>
RewriteEngine on
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %.htTP_USER_AGENT} ^EmailSiphon [OR]
RewriteCond %.htTP_USER_AGENT} ^EmailWolf [OR]
RewriteCond %.htTP_USER_AGENT} ^ExtractorPro [OR]
RewriteCond %.htTP_USER_AGENT} ^Mozilla.*NEWT [OR]
RewriteCond %.htTP_USER_AGENT} ^Crescent [OR]
RewriteCond %.htTP_USER_AGENT} ^CherryPicker [OR]
RewriteCond %.htTP_USER_AGENT} ^[Ww]eb[Bb]andit [OR]
RewriteCond %.htTP_USER_AGENT} ^WebEMailExtrac.* [OR]
RewriteCond %.htTP_USER_AGENT} ^NICErsPRO [OR]
RewriteCond %.htTP_USER_AGENT} ^Teleport [OR]
RewriteCond %.htTP_USER_AGENT} ^Zeus.*Webster [OR]
RewriteCond %.htTP_USER_AGENT} ^Microsoft.URL [OR]
RewriteCond %.htTP_USER_AGENT} ^Wget [OR]
RewriteCond %.htTP_USER_AGENT} ^LinkWalker [OR]
RewriteCond %.htTP_USER_AGENT} ^sitecheck.internetseer.com [OR]
RewriteCond %.htTP_USER_AGENT} ^ia_archiver [OR]
RewriteCond %.htTP_USER_AGENT} ^DIIbot [OR]
RewriteCond %.htTP_USER_AGENT} ^psbot [OR]
RewriteCond %.htTP_USER_AGENT} ^EmailCollector
RewriteRule ^.* - [F]
RewriteCond %.htTP_REFERER} .http://www.iaea.org$
RewriteRule !.http://[^/.]\.your-site.com.* - [F]

[Sean]

Great post Jazz...

[linux tech]

In order to block user from IP -

Just add the following in .HTaccess file -

order allow,deny
deny from IP
deny from 012.34.5. (for example)
allow from all