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by mattl 997 days ago
How do you block a legit user agent without blocking a ton of visitors?
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infinityio 997 days ago
I'm assuming by honest they mean it explicitly states "Image Enforcement Bot" or similar - so it can be filtered out with very minimal risk to real users
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Kwpolska 997 days ago
The OP meant the trolls use a user-agent that clearly indicates they’re a copyright trolling bot.
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michaelterryio 997 days ago
A good samaritan among the staff of their IT consultants and the owners will never know.
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