WhatsUp Gold does not issue a "Get". It issues a "Head". This was done in
order to not skew stats on a web server. The included HTML content scan
Custom Service will issue a "Get" but not the standard HTTP Service Scan.
Eric S
----- Original Message -----
From: "Daniel Donnelly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, September 29, 2000 5:52 PM
Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] robots.txt lines in log file
> If it comes every X time, it could be WhatsUp or IMail monitoring the
> service. Both have default period of 1 minute for checking the service.
> My log shows:
> 20000929 174810 156.21.3.207, , , GET HTTP/1.0
> 20000929 174831 156.21.3.207, , , GET HTTP/1.0
> 20000929 174851 156.21.3.207, , , GET HTTP/1.0
>
> when checked by IMonitor, and I have it set to check every 20 seconds.
>
> WhatsUp (not Gold) used to look for robots.txt. Not sure it still does in
> the most current versions, but it could. Are you or someone else at your
> site, using that to check the status of the Web MSG service?
>
> Daniel Donnelly
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Friday, September 29, 2000 4:50 PM
> Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] robots.txt lines in log file
>
>
> > > I have 6.0.4 new install with no activity to speak of (still learning)
> > > anyway, I am reviewing the logfiles (W21000929.log) and there are a
> > > ton of log messages that include the following lines
> >
> > > HEAD /robots.txt HTTP/1.0
> >
> > "/robots.txt" is a file that you can have on your web server (but you
> likely do not) that instructs search engines as to what they can and can
not
> do on your site. It just means that a search engine (or possibly
something
> else -- such as someone harvesting E-mail addresses) found you.
> >
> > If you check the logs, you can see the IP address they are coming from.
> > -Scott
> >
> >
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