Fangcrawl

[wilderness]

63.167.160.zzz - - [16/Dec/2007:23:20:49 -0600] "HEAD / HTTP/1.0" 403 - "-" "FANGCrawl/0.01"
63.167.160.zzz - - [16/Dec/2007:23:20:50 -0600] "GET / HTTP/1.0" 403 - "-" "FANGCrawl/0.01"

Keyplr has a 2004 inquiry; old thread.
[webmasterworld.com...]

A google returned a useragent site with a link to a content filter with a different name. (3rd result).

[keyplyr]

Don't see it often, but I've never seen it misbehave. I allow all filtering services since I have an edu type site that schools and public libraries often access.

[wilderness]

keyplr,
I try to remain open-minded with the content filter for my websites.

The widget industry material of my websites is suurounded by gambling.
My websites focus and materials however has been in a separation from the gambling. A difficult task for content filters to determine in most instances.

I also don't care for their insistence to cache pages which are deemed otherwise.
The action of cache makes the possibility of remaining open minded reagrding restriction of access, somewhat difficult.

Don

[keyplyr]

I agree about the caching; strongly against it and think it violates copyright. I block it where possible.

OTOH, I see content filtering services ironically as a way of keeping the internet free from censorship. I'd rather young people and company employees be given filtered results from independent filtering services than the big ISPs taking over that role across the board, which ultimately may happen anyway.