> True, although by adding categories, we can define "robot" as
> anything non-human, e.g. proxies, page watchers, indexers, etc.
By that definition, Netscape Navigator and any other hypertext
browser is "non-human". How much human interaction with the
program is required, to define its actions as "human"? Or, how
much autonomy must a program be allowed, for it to be defined as
"robotic"?
This is another important issue. And, it must be addressed
*before* any kind of "standard" can be discussed, much less
applied and adhered to.
... Robert
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