splendidbetta Posted June 8, 2006 Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 I keep seeing this user listed in the online users list, and this user is still listed when I click "show registered only." So I don't think they are a guest. I've been meaning to ask who they were for quite a while now. Just now I saw them "using personal messenger" and I thought... what the!? Cheers guys :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leela Posted June 8, 2006 Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 I thought it was the Google bot that visits to collect info for the searches. googlebot visits heaps of forums and updates its search registry that way. As for the private messenger bit, I'm stumped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splendidbetta Posted June 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 I never thought about Google bot. But then why was it using PM? is it going through our mail as well? :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckie Posted June 8, 2006 Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 Nobody is going through anybody's mail. It is called "private" messaging for a reason. Perhaps the bots were attempting to access that part of the forum. Check the user list - I am certainly not aware that there is a user called google.com. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splendidbetta Posted June 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 I'm pretty sure that Google.com is not a member, as the name is not underlined/linkable as all the other usernames are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess Posted June 8, 2006 Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 It's a bot. It has probably tried to access the pm page. Non members cannot access the pm page, have you ever tried to check PM's when not logged in?. Nothing to worry about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splendidbetta Posted June 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 ok, thanks :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figure_8 Posted June 8, 2006 Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 the error pages you get when you try to access a feature thats unavailable to you are still linked somewhat to the forum or feature that you were trying to access and so it shows up in the list that you are there even though you are actually staring at an error message saying that if you don't know why you got that page please contact admin or somthing to that effect. Google bots and other search engine bots (there are a few that visit the board on occasion) are nothing to worry about - actually they are a good thing as it means we can be found by people doing searches on the net :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debstep Posted June 8, 2006 Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 So- the goggle bot likes us- we want to lure it back Can we leave tempting 'bot' food around the pages? Give it a 'loop' to play in? If it likes us enough it'll list the site in any web search done! Eventually people will be trying to search the web and get a message from Goggle 'Sorry- to busy having much fun at Ausaqua- find it yourself " We will be the bot hijackers Cheers Deb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess Posted June 8, 2006 Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 A loop? you mean like a hamster run? How about getting a sexy girl bot? She would have to be a bit classy, a little different, not mainstream and independant! Maybe Miss Miss Lycos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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