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by dude_abides 3772 days ago
Or simply use incognito mode and click on Google search result.
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mrmcd 3772 days ago
Did you read the article. It talks about how that trick no longer works on a lot of sites because they are now checking User-Agent strings too.
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lstamour 3772 days ago
Actually I noticed sites have simply changed policies -- if you're a regular visitor your cookies will identify you and block content. The Incognito mode trick works for WSJ and others that would still check the referrer header. Allowing Googlebot access and checking the referrer header are two different things.

Also, Google has published IP addresses it uses, so this extension might not last long...

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slig 3772 days ago
> Also, Google has published IP addresses it uses, so this extension might not last long...

They do not [1], but you can find out by doing a reverse DNS query.

> "Google doesn't post a public list of IP addresses for webmasters to whitelist"

[1] https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/80553?hl=en

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lstamour 3771 days ago
Sorry, that was what I meant. :)
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