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| Tweet Topic Started: Nov 4 2011, 07:07 PM (3,486 Views) | |
| Brandon | Nov 21 2011, 09:23 AM Post #16 |
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Known search bots are not counted as guests or members. They are already not included in the active users list. |
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| Geoffrey-ZNS | Nov 21 2011, 07:30 PM Post #17 |
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Then why do I often (as in every day) see twice as many guests (usually 40+) on my board at a time than members? Sure, you can say they are a legit and just aren't registering, but I just can't believe there are THAT MANY legit guests and not bots. How many of these known bots exist? Are there still a lot of unknown ones too that could be causing this? |
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| Brandon | Nov 22 2011, 08:47 AM Post #18 |
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If you grab a list of IP Addresses from the online users list and send them in a ticket I can take a look. |
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| cnm | Nov 22 2011, 10:10 AM Post #19 |
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Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations
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They are sequential on my board, if that makes sense. Same IP all but the last number(s). And on simultaneously but looking at different areas of the board. I opened a ticket about it a while back and was told they are typically search engine bots. Should we start saving up the IPs and sending them to you to add to your list of known bots? |
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| Brandon | Nov 22 2011, 10:19 AM Post #20 |
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That actually sounds like it might be a poorly configured guest user. Their ISP is sending each request through a different IP Address and the user's browser is not saving cookies. |
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| cnm | Nov 22 2011, 01:28 PM Post #21 |
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Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations
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Why would it show the IPs are viewing different parts of the board at the same time, though? Or am I missing something here...? ETA: I sent you a screenshot, Brandon. Edited by cnm, Nov 23 2011, 10:59 PM.
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| AimeeWilbury | Nov 25 2011, 12:16 PM Post #22 |
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A lot: http://www.user-agents.org/ The whole searchbot discussion thing reminds me of the time when a misbehaving Russian searchbot made my site (not forum) slow down to a crawl. |
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| Geoffrey-ZNS | Nov 29 2011, 10:54 PM Post #23 |
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http://z5.ifrm.com/30003/141/0/f5032905/botbuster1.png 75 "guests" on at once. (Not all pictured) |
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