HotLink protection prevents
other websites from directly linking to files (as specified
below) on your website. Other sites will still be able to link
to any file type that you don't specify below (ie. html
files). An example of hotlinking would be using a <img>
tag to display an image from your site from somewhere else on
the net. The end result is that the other site is stealing
your bandwidth. You should ensure that all sites that you wish
to allow direct links from are in the list below. This system
attempts add all sites it knows you own to the list, however
you may need to add others.