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Originally Posted by gideongallery
how did he send traffic from a site he didn't control.
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The only way for a server to know from where the surfer is coming is if the surfer (ie the browser) tells it so. When you surf the web depending on your security settings your browser is sending the URL you're coming from with each and every HTTP request.
In the case of a hitbot, the operator of the bot may pick and choose what URL to provide the server as the referring URL. If he wanted to he could put disney.com there but it wouldn't add up with the fake info he's using....