Whats a bot ?
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Epsilon
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Whats a bot ?
Often if one looks at the "who's online " at the bottom of the index it lists google bot or yahoo bot ...What is that ?
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FlyByNite
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Re: Whats a bot ?
A bot is a program that surfs the web cataloging everything it finds. Bot is short for robot.
That is how Google and Yahoo find out what is out there. On a site
like this that has almost constant change, you will see bots regularly.
Enjoy
FlyByNite
That is how Google and Yahoo find out what is out there. On a site
like this that has almost constant change, you will see bots regularly.
Enjoy
FlyByNite
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Lemming
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Re: Whats a bot ?
Perfect explanation FBN. I can't add anything to that.