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How to Block Unwanted Bots from Your Website with.htaccess

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all you have is the web statistics provided by your web host or a free web statistics and analytics service you wont be able to get the information you need to block the bot. Once youve located the entries that belong to the bot, look for the IP address and the user agent string. You need to have a specific bot that you wish to block.

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How brain-amputated developers created the social media plague

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Their developers are just too fucking lazy to understand such protocols that every respected service on the Web (search engines…) obeys. It’s hosted by Rackspace, which is a hosting service that obviously doesn’t care much about its reputation. It can get worse when a URI gets retweeted often. compatible; …&#.

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Top 120 Startup Posts for 2010

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Steve Blank , January 25, 2010 10 Tips for Adding Game Mechanics to a Non-Gaming Service - ReadWriteStart , September 21, 2010 Startups & VCs: Learn How to Design, Market, & Eat Your Own. - First Principles.

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