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password protected pages and SE bots - 3/14/2006 18:05:36   
Im trying to think my way through this (which is probably a mistake right there)
if a page has ASP code on it that essentially asks if the visitor has a session cookie from loging in and redirects the viewer who lacks that cookie, wont that prevent a search bot from viewing the page and listing it?

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RE: password protected pages and SE bots - 3/14/2006 22:30:28   
Only bots that don't accept cookies.

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RE: password protected pages and SE bots - 3/14/2006 23:21:05   
Using a session, the bot should only see the login page as it has no knowledge of how to login

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RE: password protected pages and SE bots - 3/14/2006 23:48:47   
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a session cookie from loging in

- But the bot would need to log in first...

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RE: password protected pages and SE bots - 3/15/2006 0:05:56   
I missed the login part. :)

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RE: password protected pages and SE bots - 3/15/2006 5:34:54   
If you're looking for a way to get your hidden data onto search pages then you could do what a lot of the tech magazines do, and provide a summary which has all the key words and then a link with "login to read more" sort of thing?

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RE: password protected pages and SE bots - 3/15/2006 7:19:54   
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If you're looking for a way to get your hidden data onto search pages then you could
thanks all - it was really a dumb question when viewed the next morning - my customer wouldnt want those password protected pages listed.... I need to get out of the house more often

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