Re: Robots fill event log
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1997
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texte = > I have a problem with the NT Version of WebCatalog 1.6.>> Robots interrogating my site cause a series for> application event entries 4000 and 4002, Webcat Service> stopping and restarting. It only stops when the application> event log is full. I then have to reboot the system.>> The robot which seems to persistently cause the problem> come from IP address 204.192.112.115, belonging to wisewire.com> Its log entry looks like:>> /WebCatSearch/$WebCat.exe,> template%3DUlsterSearch/cat_hang.htm%26fieldreqd%3Drq%26allhit%3D1%26text1co> mp%3DRecreation%26text2comp%3Dwa%26text2data%3DHang+Gliding+and+Sky+Diving,>>>> I placed the following robots.txt file in my root directory> to try to prevent the interrogation, but it happened again.>> User-agent: *> Disallow: /webcat> Disallow: /cgi>>>> Has anyone else experienced this problem and found a solution?You need to put the trailing slash on all of your DISALLOW statements:eg: DISALLOW: /webcat/ DISALLOW: /cgi/Hope this helps.Dick Lankes macdick@primax.comPrimax Marketing Group, Inc. http://www.primax.net
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> I have a problem with the NT Version of WebCatalog 1.6.>> Robots interrogating my site cause a series for> application event entries 4000 and 4002, Webcat Service> stopping and restarting. It only stops when the application> event log is full. I then have to reboot the system.>> The robot which seems to persistently cause the problem> come from IP address 204.192.112.115, belonging to wisewire.com> Its log entry looks like:>> /WebCatSearch/$WebCat.exe,> template%3DUlsterSearch/cat_hang.htm%26fieldreqd%3Drq%26allhit%3D1%26text1co> mp%3DRecreation%26text2comp%3Dwa%26text2data%3DHang+Gliding+and+Sky+Diving,>>>> I placed the following robots.txt file in my root directory> to try to prevent the interrogation, but it happened again.>> User-agent: *> Disallow: /webcat> Disallow: /cgi>>>> Has anyone else experienced this problem and found a solution?You need to put the trailing slash on all of your DISALLOW statements:eg: DISALLOW: /webcat/ DISALLOW: /cgi/Hope this helps.Dick Lankes macdick@primax.comPrimax Marketing Group, Inc. http://www.primax.net
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