How to prevent streaming of files with htaccess?

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How do i prevent streaming of files like .wmv and .mpg with htaccess and force visitors to right click and save as?
I tried this:

Code:

RewriteEngine On 

RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://wwwDOTwebsiteDOTcom [NC,OR] 

RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://websiteDOTcom [NC] 

RewriteRule [^/]+.(wmv|AVI|WMV|mpeg|MPEG)$ - [NC,F,L]

Left clicking shows a 403 forbidden but they can't get the file by right clicking neither.
Any tips?

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I'm not sure how you purport to do it with .htaccess.

I'd just zip them.

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Well, my users are able to upload media files, and most of the time, they don't zip them.
Grtz

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You can always force uploads to be zipped. Many sites do that for security.

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