I am not understanding something but why doesnt this block my hotlinked images.. or better yet is this correct? Options +FollowSymLinks RewriteEngine on RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^$ RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://(www\.)?www.mysite.com(/)?.*$ [NC] RewriteRule .*\.(gif|jpg|jpeg|bmp|png)$ http://www.mysite.com [R,NC] RewriteRule funny-news(.*)\.htm$ /news.php RewriteRule forums(.*)\.htm$ /forums.php RewriteRule funny-jokes(.*)\.htm$ /jokes.php RewriteRule funny-comics(.*)\.htm$ /comics.php RewriteRule funny-pictures.htm$ /pictures/index.php RewriteRule funny-links(.*)\.htm$ /links/index.php RewriteRule flash-games(.*)\.htm$ /games/index.php RewriteRule funny-videos(.*)\.htm$ /videos/index.php RewriteRule picture_(.*)\.htm$ /photos/showgallery.php/cat/ RewriteRule binghamton-jokes(.*)\.htm$ /binghamton_tidbit.php RewriteRule binghamton-barbie-dolls(.*)\.htm$ /binghamton_barbie.php RewriteRule trade-traffic(.*)\.htm$ /webmasters.php RewriteRule funny-humor(.*)\.htm$ /referrers.php Code (markup):