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  • Semi-Hemi-Lemmygod@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    5 days ago

    Robots.txt is a lot like email in that it was built for a far simpler time.

    It would be better if the server could detect bots and send them down a rabbit hole rather than trusting randos to abide by the rules.

    • jagged_circle@feddit.nlEnglish
      2·
      4 days ago

      It is not possible to detect bots. Attempting to do so will invariably lead to false positives denying access to your content to what is usually the most at-risk & marginalized folks

      Just implement a cache and forget about it. If read only content is causing you too much load, you’re doing something terribly wrong.

        • jagged_circle@feddit.nlEnglish
          2·
          3 days ago

          Every time I tried to appeal, I either got no response or met someone who had no idea what I was talking about.

          Occasionally a bank fixes the problem for a week. Then its back again.

      • Billegh@lemmy.worldEnglish
        0·
        3 days ago

        While I agree with you, the quantity of robots has greatly increased of late. While still not as numerous as users, they are hitting every link and wrecking your caches by not focusing on hotspots like humans do.