Robots TXT Explained
The discussion delves into the nature of robots TXT, highlighting its role as a courtesy rather than a strict legal guideline for web crawlers. It was originally designed to prevent excessive crawling on sites with potentially infinite links, such as web calendars. While some crawlers respect these advisories, others, like Overcast, operate without checking for them, focusing instead on user-submitted URLs. Ultimately, the primary purpose remains to guide search engines on what content to index or exclude.In this clip
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