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Originally Posted by Zachariah
Most follow "robots.txt" to keep them out of areas that do not have data.
EX:
Disallow: /forums/admincp/
This tells a spider that that "Admin" sub folder is something it should not bother indexing.
- You do not have data there for a guest to view, so tell spiders not to follow links or access.
When you create a map of files and folders the spiders should not bother with it speeds up your listing/indexing of data on your site you want the public to see vs. the spider following every link and hitting "no access" pages wasting bandwidth and time.
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Very nicely received. Thank you for your answer. I've never understood the robots.txt but now do.:up: