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Geek Gibberish? What does this mean?

Posted on 11/02/2004 11:50:20 AM PST by astonberry

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To: astonberry

Methinks FR Central is sending a message to some bothersome would-be hackers.


21 posted on 11/02/2004 11:53:07 AM PST by JennysCool (Terrorism: Not a global test, John, but a pop quiz.)
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To: astonberry

It means that if you are one that figures yourself a hacker or disruptor and try to unleash things that will intentionally slow the sight down you will be booted.. also refering to posting large photos etc... anything that will consume processing ability.....


22 posted on 11/02/2004 11:53:09 AM PST by Americanwolf (Paintball Gun: $44..Accessories: $55. Protecting campaign sign from Union thugs: Priceless!)
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To: b4its2late

I have it too. What is this?


23 posted on 11/02/2004 11:53:18 AM PST by Judith Anne (The last time Kerry said "Reporting for duty!" he betrayed his comrades, his flag, and his country.)
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To: 2Jedismom

All your base are belong to us!


24 posted on 11/02/2004 11:53:23 AM PST by b4its2late (John John Kerry Edwards change positions more often than a Nevada prostitute!!!)
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To: astonberry

robots.txt is a file on the server that tells 'spiders'
(programs that automatically read web sites and create an index of their context for search engines) whether they are welcome or not. My guess is that the webmaster anticipates high demand on the site and wants to block spiders so that real human web readers get a faster, better visit.


25 posted on 11/02/2004 11:53:23 AM PST by ToryNotion
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To: astonberry; Admin Moderator

Sup with this?


26 posted on 11/02/2004 11:53:27 AM PST by The_Victor (Calvin: "Do tigers wear pajamas?", Hobbes: "Truth is we never take them off.")
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To: astonberry

Spidering is harvesting user info. Not sure geek gibberish.


27 posted on 11/02/2004 11:53:28 AM PST by RedBloodedAmerican
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To: JesseJane

Leave the mod alone. Ignore the message.


28 posted on 11/02/2004 11:53:29 AM PST by cwiz24 (Hey Yankees fans---Now who's ya daddy?)
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To: astonberry

John Robinson, in a foiled attempt to minimize seach engine traffic, has created a monster, another "Am I Logged In" thread, on presidential election day, the busiest day of the year.

Zot this, now, before all hell breaks loose.



29 posted on 11/02/2004 11:53:32 AM PST by JerseyHighlander
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To: astonberry; John Robinson

I think it's a hack. John?


30 posted on 11/02/2004 11:53:35 AM PST by savedbygrace ("No Monday morning quarterback has never led a team to victory" GW Bush)
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To: astonberry

It means what it says:

Play nice.


31 posted on 11/02/2004 11:53:39 AM PST by Skooz (Any nation that would elect John Kerry as it's president has forfeited it's right to exist.)
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To: b4its2late

robots.txt informs the webcrawlers not to spider the site. Usually this is called in the meta tags and header, but aparently you may have more success by placing a note in the body (I was not aware of this).


32 posted on 11/02/2004 11:53:42 AM PST by z3n
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To: astonberry

It means: Stune your Beebers Boys! This is Hugh and Series!


33 posted on 11/02/2004 11:53:46 AM PST by rightwingreligiousfanatic (Bush/Cheney: Hope is here!)
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To: areafiftyone

I've got it too... someone tell the mods Halloween is over!


34 posted on 11/02/2004 11:53:49 AM PST by Not A Snowbird (Official RKBA Landscaper and Arborist, Pajama Duchess of Green Leafy Things)
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To: LakeLady

I'm stuned.


35 posted on 11/02/2004 11:53:51 AM PST by SittinYonder (Tancredo and I wanna know what you believe)
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To: astonberry

Are you saying that you're refusing to obey the robots.txt?


36 posted on 11/02/2004 11:53:56 AM PST by PBRSTREETGANG
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To: astonberry
Robots such as yahoo and other search engines search the web for pages, and follow links to find and index information.
They are supposed to look for a file called "robots.txt", and if it says don't look in this folder, or don't look there, or don't follow links, then the robot is not supposed to do it.
Looks like somebody is not following those rules.
37 posted on 11/02/2004 11:54:04 AM PST by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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To: areafiftyone
I've got the message too....been on FR since 98 and never saw anything like that before???....
38 posted on 11/02/2004 11:54:05 AM PST by ~Vor~ (Four More Years!)
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To: cwiz24
You've got my curiosity up now...what is the message meaning?
39 posted on 11/02/2004 11:54:06 AM PST by LakeLady (I am the FEMALE ALPHA DOG POLITICAL ACTIVIST OF THE CENTURY! I hunt & tree demonRATS... WOOF! WOOF!)
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To: astonberry
You better:
User-agent: *
Disallow: /
Disallow: /focus/news/search
Disallow: /focus/f-news/search
Disallow: /f-news/search
Or else, ...
40 posted on 11/02/2004 11:54:08 AM PST by avg_freeper (Gunga galunga. Gunga, gunga galunga)
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