Topic: Dumping a squatter

[4wd]

Some people seem to like leaving my (weather display) screen shot page open most of the day which I don't mind too much since bandwidth isn't an issue.
However I've got someone apparently from Algeria has been on it for 48 hours solid.
The page refreshes every minute so that's a lot of traffic.
I suspect it's somehow been left open on an unattended PC
Is there a way to change the page so after (say) an hour they get dropped off?
I's fairly basic html done with MS Frontpage, no php.

[Randall Kayfes]

Check your router and you should be able to shut them down (IP FIlter).  As far as a timer that would be a pretty expensive router purchase (they do make them).  You should be able to purchase a software based firewall that can do this (price varies with capabilities).

[saratogaWX]

You could change your

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  <meta http-equiv=refresh content=60>
to

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  <meta http-equiv=refresh content=300>
to change the refresh interval to 5 minutes.

And/or, you could install a .htaccess to block them from your site entirely like

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<FilesMatch "(.*)">
Order Allow,Deny
Allow from all
Deny from xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
</FilesMatch>
replacing the xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx with the full (or partial) IP address of the Algerian accesses.

Best regards,
Ken

[4wd]

Useful info there thanks.
I'm less concerned than I was as they are behaving more like a 'real' user now although still often have the page open for hours at a time but not overnight.
The webhost has unlimited bandwidth but if I look at the site stats there is so much of it full of this one visitor!

I suppose it could be someone with connection to the area maybe even on holiday keeping an eye on weather at home.