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Sacerdos · 10-18-2009, 04:40 PM

On our forum we have some threads which require registration to see the posts. We have done this to offer some security on what be construed as sensitive data.
I've noticed recently a lot more activity from Google and Yahoo bots which are 'logged in'. On a website, the webmaster can introduce 'robots.txt' to exclude the spiders, but how do we do this on our Forum, or is all data regarded as public?

**Wild Cat** · 10-18-2009, 05:56 PM

This is not the support section.

Please post your question in the correct SUPPORT section according to your forum software

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and use the same prefix number as the number in your url and make sure you include your forum URL in the request.

Please check the section if your problem/question has already been reported/asked before you make a new thread and if you do make a new thread, please describe your problem "why my forum doesn't work?" doesn't give us much to go on...

It would be also useful to look around the forum and do a search before you ask in case it has been answered before.

10-18-2009, 04:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
Sacerdos Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0 fTrader: (0) fBuck$: 742 Bank: 0 Total fBuck$: 742 Send fBuck$ » My Forumer My Country:	Sensitive threads and the dreaded bots On our forum we have some threads which require registration to see the posts. We have done this to offer some security on what be construed as sensitive data. I've noticed recently a lot more activity from Google and Yahoo bots which are 'logged in'. On a website, the webmaster can introduce 'robots.txt' to exclude the spiders, but how do we do this on our Forum, or is all data regarded as public?

10-18-2009, 05:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
Wild Cat Elite Forumer Join Date: May 2007 Location: UK Posts: 12,938 Rep Power: 17 fTrader: (4) fBuck$: 15,016 Bank: 321,929 Total fBuck$: 336,945 Send fBuck$ » My Forumer My Country:	Re: Sensitive threads and the dreaded bots This is not the support section. Please post your question in the correct SUPPORT section according to your forum software phpBB2 Support phpBB3 Support IPB Support and use the same prefix number as the number in your url and make sure you include your forum URL in the request. Please check the section if your problem/question has already been reported/asked before you make a new thread and if you do make a new thread, please describe your problem "why my forum doesn't work?" doesn't give us much to go on... It would be also useful to look around the forum and do a search before you ask in case it has been answered before.
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