Klaus Johannes Rusch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Rick Hardison wrote: > > >I want to exclude all statistics attributable to certain host ip addresses like > >googlebot and msnbot addresses. > > > >For example, I tried the following to exclude all of the msnbot hosts logged in > >my log file: > > > >HOSTEXCLUDE 65.54.* > > > >The above did not work > > > Do you have DNS resolution turned on? If so you have to exclude by name > instead of by address range (which in this case is convenient since the > MSNBot addresses reverse-resolve to msnbot.msn.com). > Thanks! That did it. I now have HOSTEXCLUDES for: msnbot.msn.com *.googlebot *.inktomisearch and more.
I assume this is the correct method of trying to filter out requests from other than individuals legitimately accessing my site. I am not undercounting any legitimate requests by doing this am I? Thanks, Rick +------------------------------------------------------------------------ | TO UNSUBSCRIBE from this list: | http://lists.meer.net/mailman/listinfo/analog-help | | Usenet version: news://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.web.analog.general | List archives: http://www.analog.cx/docs/mailing.html#listarchives +------------------------------------------------------------------------
