gdog243 0 Posted August 26, 2004 I notice some of the users on the board that are not underlined like googlebot, MSN, hotspider, and what have you. Are they like the security features of the board, to pm someone if they had a warning, or say their avatar is too big? If not, than who are they? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RikerChick 5 Posted August 26, 2004 They're search engine spiders. Explination of spiders below. :) 2. If it's impossible to examine all the documents on the Web, how do the search engines do it? They use software programs known as robots, spiders or crawlers. A robot is a piece of software that automatically follows hyperlinks from one document to the next around the Web. When a robot discovers a new site, it sends information back to its main site to be indexed. Because Web documents are one of the least static forms of publishing (i.e., they change a lot), robots also update previously catalogued sites. How quickly and comprehensively they carry out these tasks varies from one search engine to the next. The Spider's Apprentice Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VaBeachGuy 12 Posted August 26, 2004 Yep those are the Spiders, they help bring guests and new members so the Spiders are our friends. In fact just ask RC about those Flying Spiders... :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RikerChick 5 Posted August 26, 2004 In fact just ask RC about those Flying Spiders... :) 256144[/snapback] *shudders uncontrollably* *THWACK THWACK THWACK* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tanahu 0 Posted August 28, 2004 VBG - how'd you do that with the Spiders? On my board, I can't find any way of making the spider log-in to correspond to a certain name, especially as the IPs of the bots vary. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VaBeachGuy 12 Posted August 28, 2004 VBG - how'd you do that with the Spiders? On my board, I can't find any way of making the spider log-in to correspond to a certain name, especially as the IPs of the bots vary. 257346[/snapback] What software are you using? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tanahu 0 Posted August 31, 2004 Mine's an Invision Free Powerboard, so I guess the operation is different. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rivendells_king 0 Posted August 31, 2004 What flying spiders??? I thought it was flying monkeys? But anyways what are these flying spiders RC??? *puts up the anti thwacking sheild of power* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
recycle 0 Posted August 4, 2008 just as rc about those flying spiders and such!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
