Robot.txt - What is it, and why use it

[laffe]

I know it is about protecting misc folders, but what if I dont have one at all?
Am I missing something?

Is this a must?

I also read something about cloaking it?

Can someone please show a file? Made the best way?

Thanks,
Leif-Harald

[moltar]

Here you can find a perfect tutorial on robots.txt:

[searchengineworld.com...]

[heini]

Also we have now a brand new shiny forum dedicated to robots.txt, just take a stroll and you will find lots of introductory threads.
As to cloaking your robots.txt, here's the discussion:
[webmasterworld.com...]

And welcome to WebmasterWorld, Leif-Harald.

[laffe]

thanks people.
Helped a lot

Leif-Harald