alas poor bingbot

[lucy24]

It’s been a while since I saw this kind of thing, and a longer while since I saw it from the bingbot. Format represents how it came out of my 404-processing function (spot-checking confirms legitimate bing IPs):

 Jul 23 22:53:25 /roller/-/-/-/922193959/ 404 bingbot
 Jul 24 05:33:28 /roller/-/-/-/923131035/ 404 bingbot
 Jul 24 07:50:05 /search?find_desc=coffee,+tea+&+snacks&find_loc=Medford,+MA+02155 404 bingbot
 Jul 24 18:12:16 /roller/-/-/-/923704809/ 404 bingbot
 Jul 24 21:39:20 /regnskap/-/-/-/923219579/ 404 bingbot
 Jul 24 23:11:45 /biz/tamper-medford?hrid=bxFn7xOoga4ZOCzcSpK7_Q 404 bingbot
 Jul 25 06:41:19 /selskap/-/-/-/922739730/ 404 bingbot
 Jul 25 07:43:19 /roller/-/-/-/823152752/ 404 bingbot
 Jul 25 09:16:41 /handbodyconcepts/community/ 404 bingbot
 Jul 26 00:31:05 /sitemap.xml.gz 404 bingbot
 Jul 26 00:31:11 /sitemap_index.xml 404 bingbot

The “selskap” and “regnskap” directories tell me bing has got me mixed up with someone in Norway; the “medford” element tells me they’ve got me mixed up with more than one site; the /-/-/-/ parts tell me someone hasn’t got the hang of their CMS yet.

Oh dear...

As it happens, I was born in Norway and once lived in Medford, Massachusetts, but we will stipulate that this is sheer coincidence ;)

[tangor]

Odd thing is that g is often picking up the same odd requests so I don't hold b entirely responsible.

The whackers and hackers are just becoming more efficient ... and that's why 404 exists.