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SpiritWarrior · 08-24-2007, 02:19 PM

They all seem to be browsing user profiles too. Most are from Yahoo but some are from google. I know that search engines routinely archive new posts to add to their engines (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahoo!_Slurp) but it seems they're more interested in user profiles than the forums themselves. Email addresses for spamming maybe?

Look here btw http://www.ironworksforum.com/forum/online.php

Scroll down to where it lists who's online, and then click current users.

08-24-2007, 02:19 PM	#1
SpiritWarrior Jack Burton Join Date: May 31, 2002 Location: Ireland Posts: 5,854	Exactly what are these 11 bots i'm seeing browsing the forums? They all seem to be browsing user profiles too. Most are from Yahoo but some are from google. I know that search engines routinely archive new posts to add to their engines (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahoo!_Slurp) but it seems they're more interested in user profiles than the forums themselves. Email addresses for spamming maybe? Look here btw http://www.ironworksforum.com/forum/online.php Scroll down to where it lists who's online, and then click current users. __________________ Still I feel like a child when I look at the moon, maybe I grew up a little too soon... Last edited by SpiritWarrior; 08-24-2007 at 02:21 PM.