how to stop content bots?

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  • xanx
    Confirmed User
    • Apr 2002
    • 3711

    #1

    how to stop content bots?

    Anyone know a way to stop or slow down people who leech site pics/videos using offline downloaders and content bots? This is a real problem for me =(
  • EviLGuY
    So Fucking Banned
    • Apr 2003
    • 12745

    #2
    Some of the bot programs identify themselves with their user agents. You can block based on that.. but really most of them can be set to just identify as Internet explorer.. so not too much you can really *easily* do to stop em if someone wants to download your whole site.

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    • iBOUNCER
      Confirmed User
      • Nov 2004
      • 214

      #3
      Plenty of scripts out there to stop/slow leeching. We have some ideas for a plug-in module to battle a whole bunch of problems facing adult sites, including leeching. Use the Poll in this thread and let me know what languages you use: http://www.gofuckyourself.com/showthread.php?t=501711
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      • Dirty Dane
        Sick Fuck
        • Feb 2004
        • 9491

        #4
        Is it on a paysite? You can set daily bandwidth limit or something.

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        • xanx
          Confirmed User
          • Apr 2002
          • 3711

          #5
          Originally posted by Dirty Dane
          Is it on a paysite? You can set daily bandwidth limit or something.
          It's a forum but yea adult related not sure bandwidth limiting would work

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          • xanx
            Confirmed User
            • Apr 2002
            • 3711

            #6
            Originally posted by iBOUNCER
            Plenty of scripts out there to stop/slow leeching. We have some ideas for a plug-in module to battle a whole bunch of problems facing adult sites, including leeching. Use the Poll in this thread and let me know what languages you use: http://www.gofuckyourself.com/showthread.php?t=501711
            voted =)

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            • Dirty Dane
              Sick Fuck
              • Feb 2004
              • 9491

              #7
              Originally posted by xanx
              It's a forum but yea adult related not sure bandwidth limiting would work
              I dont know about blocking manual downloaders, but you can stop bots like google from searching all threads on your forum with your metatags... if it is a big problem. Google alone "cost" me about 1GB per month, but I let it bot because its good for external traffic.

              Anyway, alot of content on a forum is not good for sales, is it?

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