Re: dumb robots and xxx

Randy Terbush (randy@zyzzyva.com)
Fri, 12 Jul 1996 20:36:17 -0500


> Rob Hartill wrote:
> >> There are basically 2 opinions here:
> >>
> >> 1) robot owners should follow guidelines and respect site ownsers choice
> >> of what should be hit automatically and what shouldn't.
> >>
> >> 2) robot owners can do whatever they damn well feel like and it's the
> >> job of a site owner to build a fortress of safety systems to prevent
> >> the robots from causing damage or denial of service.
> >>

> Not that I count myself to (2), but nevertheless:
> In the case of blocking out an IP adress no other access from the same site
> is possible. If I would make trouble with a robot and you block the IP adress
> of the university computer from which I accessed your site any fellow student
> prof., etc is also blocked out.
> Do you think or are you sure that in situations where you utilized your method
> you only block one specific robot user who operated from his own computer?
>
> Mike

Clearly shows the impact of irresponsible robot owners.