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How to do security configuration for ibm http server?

We are using IBM HTTP Server Version 7.0 Need help related to Cross Site Scripting Prevention in IBM http server. Cross Site Scripting Prevention in Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 mentioned in ...
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Does the practice of blocking an off-site “Referer:” HTTP requests improve website security?

Is there any benefit for a security-paranoid website to disallow HTTP requests that have a Referer: from 3rd party sites? The pitch is that if such a HTTP request were to come in, then certain XSS ...