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tsk tsk, randy.  Can't find this on covalent.net either.


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@@ -130,7 +130,14 @@ is then used by a <em>search engine</em> to help locate information.</P> 
<P><code>robots.txt</code> provides a means to request that robots limit their

activities at the site, or more often than not, to leave the site alone.</P>



<P>When the first robots were developed, they had a bad reputation for sending hundreds/thousands of requests to each site, often resulting in the site being overloaded. Things have improved dramatically since then, thanks to <A HREF="http://info.webcrawler.com/mak/projects/robots/guidelines.html"> Guidelines for Robot Writers</A>, but even so, some robots may <A HREF="http://www.zyzzyva.com/robots/alert/">exhibit unfriendly behavior</A> which the webmaster isn't willing to tolerate, and will want to stop.</P>

<P>When the first robots were developed, they had a bad reputation for

sending hundreds/thousands of requests to each site, often resulting

in the site being overloaded. Things have improved dramatically since

then, thanks to <A

HREF="http://info.webcrawler.com/mak/projects/robots/guidelines.html">

Guidelines for Robot Writers</A>, but even so, some robots may exhibit

unfriendly behavior which the webmaster isn't willing to tolerate, and

will want to stop.</P>



<P>Another reason some webmasters want to block access to robots, is to

stop them indexing dynamic information. Many search engines will use the