[HELP] I cant get .htaccess hotlink protection work with mod_rewrite

i compiled apache 1.3.27 with mod_rewrite enabled. and mod_rewrite.so was loaded in the LoadModule section of httpd.conf.

now the problem is, i just CANT get the mod_rewrite work with the following .htaccess hotlink protection file


RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^$
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://abc.com/.*$ [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://www.abc.com/.*$ [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://11.22.33.44/.*$ [NC]
RewriteRule .*\.(jpg|jpeg|gif|png|bmp|rep|rar|zip|w3g)$ - [F,NC]


the same .htaccess used to work perfect for me on an old server. now i also tried to add various options , tried to reformat these codes with all the examples i can find off the internet. but still i cant get it work. there is NO error message. nothing. just the files can still be hotlinked from any referer.

im really frustrated with this. can anyone help please?

 

 

 

 

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