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Richard Knight
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Web Logs - what does this mean?? - 3/25/2002 10:54:12
The last couple of days I've been getting visits to my site from "Microsoft
URL Control - 6.00.8862" - anyone got any ideas as to what/who this is?
It doesn't look malicious, but I've never heard of it as a browser type before either....??
Thanks people.
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erinatkins
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RE: Web Logs - what does this mean?? - 3/25/2002 12:07:42
Richard,
Many of the "Microsoft URL Control are know spam harvesters.
The ID "Microsoft URL Control - x.xx.xxxx" is part of the Microsoft MSINET.OCX that I believe is used by the WinInet API under Visual C++. Just because this one harvester is written with this library does not mean that all hits from this ID are coming from harvesters... other software developers MAY be using this API for more honest applications, like search engine robots.
If you are a member of the Microsoft Site Builder Network, you probably do NOT want to block this ID. Site Builder's search robot was built with this OCX and thus identifies itself with this browser ID. If you block the agent, Site Builder will not be able to properly index your website.
May be safe in some cases.
Erin
Edited by - erinatkins on 03/25/2002 12:08:17
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Richard Knight
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RE: Web Logs - what does this mean?? - 3/25/2002 13:38:20
Thanks Erin - one more for you. Do you know if harvesters capture email address' from text on the page, or as I'm suspecting from the code behind it?
I use ASP mail for site visitors to send enquiries to site advertisers, and their email address whilst being hidden to the casual viewer, is very much there in the code. Am I likely to indirectly be the cause of spam email to my customers....?
Richard
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erinatkins
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RE: Web Logs - what does this mean?? - 3/25/2002 14:35:15
Richard,
This link shouls answere most f your questions.
http://www.icehousedesigns.com/internet/spam.php3
Hope this helps.
Erin
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