One possible way is if you have a search feature built into your site.
Internal search engines index files not by URL but by directory/file and
would therefore find hidden documents.If the spider can somehow access a
search results page (submit a blank form maybe?) those files might show up.
Skinner
Web Programmer
BloodSource
www.BloodSource.org
Sacramento, CA
-Original Message-
From: Mosh Teitelbaum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 12:06 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: RE: Bots / spiders finding unlinked pages... How?
One possible way is if you have
: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 1:55 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: RE: Bots / spiders finding unlinked pages... How?
Another way, I've heard of hidden files being found is by user's browsing.
If a user was looking at one of these non-linked files, then moved onto
another page.The URL of the hidden file
:22 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: RE: Bots / spiders finding unlinked pages... How?
does the program tell you the refering pages?On google you can find
out
how many sites have links to yours.
Also, you might want to check that none of your hidden files are the
folder
default files as well.
DRE
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From: Andre Turrettini [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 3:22 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: RE: Bots / spiders finding unlinked pages... How?
does the program tell you the refering pages?On google you can find out
how many sites have links to yours.
Also, you might
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