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Mozilla/5.0 (compatible;MAINSEEK BOT)

No robots.txt

         

GaryK

11:28 pm on Jul 23, 2006 (gmt 0)

WebmasterWorld Senior Member 10+ Year Member



Mozilla/5.0 (compatible;MAINSEEK_BOT)
80.190.213.42
No PTR

This user agent seems to identify itself as a bot. But it took files normally only a browser would request like my stylesheet and favicon.

It's also taking a file via automation which is forbidden in my TOS.

Let's have a vote. 1) Human, 2) Dumb Human, or 2) Bot? :)

thetrasher

10:05 am on Jul 24, 2006 (gmt 0)

10+ Year Member



80.190.0.0 - 80.190.255.255 is a server farm here in Germany.

..., 4) (open) proxy, or 5) surfing burglar in data center

GaryK

3:06 pm on Jul 24, 2006 (gmt 0)

WebmasterWorld Senior Member 10+ Year Member



I am so ashamed of myself. Thank you for correcting my numbering error. :)

Also I think your options are probably more realistic than mine.

Either way, since it was taking a file via automation that's clearly disallowed in my TOS it's banned.