At 12:10 PM 2/16/2011, J.A. Florian wrote: >Would Randy consider writing a htaccess file for the "root" that >allows the good bots such as for indexing, while disallowing the bad >harvesting bots? ============ You might have to ask Randy or the Help desk about that. I do know that one of the GenWeb sites, hosted on another server has had a major problem with hacking of sites. They made changes to the .htacess file to stop it. Have no idea what the answer is. Pat G.

The trouble with Bots is simply that a good bot one day can be a bad bot the next day. Its a bit like I'm going to dress in my Sunday best and be accepted by all, but tomorrow I'll be wearing orange overalls and a member of a chain gang! So who am I? People still get their houses broken into, even with the most stringent safety measures. Don't forget the banks! Barry On 17/02/2011 6:39 a.m., Pat Geary wrote: > At 12:10 PM 2/16/2011, J.A. Florian wrote: >> Would Randy consider writing a htaccess file for the "root" that >> allows the good bots such as for indexing, while disallowing the bad >> harvesting bots? > ============ > > You might have to ask Randy or the Help desk about that. > > I do know that one of the GenWeb sites, hosted on another server has > had a major problem with hacking of sites. They made changes to the > .htacess file to stop it. > > Have no idea what the answer is. > > Pat G. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FREEPAGES-HELP-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message