msnbot/0.3 hits the street

UA version apparently skipped from 0.11 to 0.3

[jdMorgan]

Spotted in the logs today:

207.46.98.45 - - [20/Oct/2004:23:39:24 -0400] "GET /robots.txt HTTP/1.0" 200 2128 "-" "msnbot/0.3 (+http://search.msn.com/msnbot.htm)"

Either I missed something, or they've skipped directly from msnbot/0.11 to msnbot/0.3

Another step along the way to more competition in top-tier search...

Jim

[jmccormac]

I don't have that much respect for the expertise of the individual who wrote Microsoft's bot. It does not use 304s and it does not seem to be a player on the same level as Google.

Regards...jmcc

[pendanticist]

65.54.188.50 - - [18/Oct/2004:13:52:13 -0700] "GET /robots.txt HTTP/1.0" 200 1705 "-" "msnbot/0.3 (+http://search.msn.com/msnbot.htm)"
65.54.188.50 - - [18/Oct/2004:13:52:13 -0700] "GET /Blahblah.html HTTP/1.0" 200 1128 "-" "msnbot/0.3 (+http://search.msn.com/msnbot.htm)"

<chuckle>

Been through two day ago, but I didn't see it. :)

I should note that all requests this week were from this particular IP Number.

Pedanticist.

[balam]

I noticed the jump version number as well, but you gentlemen are behind the times...

207.46.98.130 - - [18/Sep/2004:08:51:49 +0000] "GET /robots.txt HTTP/1.0" 200 4973 "-" "msnbot/0.3 (+http://search.msn.com/msnbot.htm)"

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[pendanticist]

Deja Vu by any other name, is still Deja Vu...