Are the bots that we see listed as Registered users at the bottom of the Index Board cause for concern? I can imagine Bing and Google bots benefiting the site with search results, but I can also imagine some bots having a negative effect on the site. With the multitude of various bot names I have noticed over tiime, I can't help but think that most of them would be unwelcome. Are they okay to ignore or have they slipped past the defenses and should be reported?
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Re: Bots
Any bot that announces itself as such I think is a webcrawler for a search engine. And though they are listed as "Registered Users", they aren't actually members. I don't think they can do anything other than read the forum and gather data. I think I could deny access to them through forum options, but wouldn't.
I suspect the 5 most recent registrant requests, 3 of which I activated, are spambots. I'll just keep an eye on them.
I suspect the 5 most recent registrant requests, 3 of which I activated, are spambots. I'll just keep an eye on them.
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