.htaccess slowing down access
We have put a .htaccess file in our signup section to block out certain countries (see file contains below). Now when we use this file it slows down the access of the folder considerably. Is this normal?
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AuthName "Country access blocked"
AuthType Basic
<Limit GET POST>
order allow,deny
allow from all
deny from .id
deny from .interpacket.net
deny from .lt
deny from .mk
deny from .my
deny from .ro
deny from .yu
deny from 139.92
deny from 152.158
deny from 161.142
deny from 194.102.130
deny from 194.165
deny from 202.134
deny from 202.145
deny from 202.146
deny from 202.148
deny from 202.149
deny from 202.149
deny from 202.150
deny from 202.150
deny from 202.151
deny from 202.152
deny from 202.152
deny from 202.154
deny from 202.155
deny from 202.155
deny from 202.157
deny from 202.158
deny from 202.160
deny from 202.162
deny from 202.164
deny from 202.168
deny from 202.171
deny from 202.178
deny from 202.180
deny from 202.183
deny from 202.184
deny from 202.185
deny from 202.186
deny from 202.187
deny from 202.188
deny from 202.189
deny from 202.190
deny from 202.4
deny from 202.46
deny from 202.47
deny from 202.57
deny from 202.57
deny from 202.93
deny from 202.95
deny from 207.192.198
deny from 210.14
deny from 210.16
deny from 210.186
deny from 210.19
deny from 210.56
deny from 212.138
deny from 212.19
deny from 212.50
deny from 212.59
deny from 213.169
deny from 213.240
deny from 216.3.242.10
deny from 217.9
deny from 62.220.194
deny from 64.110
deny from 64.49
</Limit>
