Web Design: Why Robots.txt?

Why Robots.txt?

Written by Matt Benya

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creation process. One application that does this is RoboGen from Rietta Solutions. RoboGen provides you with an Explorer like view that lets you browse repparttar 132535

files and directories that you want to restrict access to and creates repparttar 132536

robot exclusion file as you go.

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desire to attempt to see what you do not want made publicly available repparttar 132540

file provides them with a prime place to begin looking. Since all robot exclusion files are named repparttar 132541

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same place probing people will know where to find it.

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cons. And by having a robots.txt file present on your site you keep important or private information from ending up in a search engine's cache making it publicly available to a mass audience. This is what repparttar 132545

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other hand you have something that not only needs to be kept private but also needs to be protected you should make sure that access is restricted through much more secure and appropriate means. Robot exclusion files were designed as a method for Webmasters to delimit repparttar 132547

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job of a Webmaster much easier.

Matt Benya is a co-owner of Primate Studios (www.primatestudios.com) an independent development house focusing on CGI illustration, Web design and multimedia. With 20+ years of art experience and a degree in Network administration Matt is well suited to translate your needs to the Web.

Characteristics of Successful URLs

Written by Sue and Chuck DeFiore

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Here are some other aspects of URLs to bear in mind:

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This is not for everyone, but you might build your URL around specific products, events or your location. Perhaps you want your business to be known as repparttar 132536 best source for a particularly well-known product or service in a given area.

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