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Re:Perplexity is using stealth, undeclared crawlers to evade... by the_real_cher on Monday August 04, 2025 @02:22PM (#44789609)
http is neutral. it's up to the client to ignore robots.txt

You can block IP's at the host level but there's pretty easy ways around that with proxy networks.

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Re:Perplexity is using stealth, undeclared crawlers to evade... by eddythompson80 on Monday August 04, 2025 @03:50PM (#44790622)
> http is neutral.

Who misled you with that statement?

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Re:Perplexity is using stealth, undeclared crawlers to evade... by the_real_cher on Monday August 04, 2025 @05:29PM (#44791585)
Http doesnt have emotions or thought last time I checked.
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Re:Perplexity is using stealth, undeclared crawlers to evade... by eddythompson80 on Monday August 04, 2025 @05:40PM (#44791666)
It seems that a 403 makes you sad though.
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Re:Perplexity is using stealth, undeclared crawlers to evade... by the_real_cher on Monday August 04, 2025 @06:47PM (#44792193)
iproyal.com makes me smile again
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Re:Perplexity is using stealth, undeclared crawlers to evade... by eddythompson80 on Monday August 04, 2025 @07:01PM (#44792312)
And Cloudflare makes you cry. See, it's not neutral. Glad you learned something today. The more one learns everyday, the less stupid you become.
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Re:Perplexity is using stealth, undeclared crawlers to evade... by drdaeman on Monday August 04, 2025 @05:31PM (#44791602)
IETF?
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