Re: [users@httpd] How to deny access based on user agent - help

["Mike Jackson" <mjackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} '^Mozilla'
> RewriteRule ^/(.*)  http://www.blah.com/ [L,R]

That would also block most legitimate traffic as well - most browsers report 
that they're a variant of Mozilla. Better to match on something more unique 
to that user agent, like

RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} MSNIA

or

RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} 'Windows 98'



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