tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19248375.post113748389449717302..comments2023-10-18T05:54:12.748-07:00Comments on IncrediBILL's Random Rants: Scraping From AOL Users Possibly ConfirmedIncrediBILLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14244934627308399202noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19248375.post-1137639871653925182006-01-18T19:04:00.000-08:002006-01-18T19:04:00.000-08:00Whether it's an application or a script/bot is irr...Whether it's an application or a script/bot is irrelevant really as either can usually be modified to mimic some user agent.<BR/><BR/>The only things I know for certain is:<BR/><BR/>a) pages were coming at a slow but steady clip<BR/><BR/>b) IP address was definitely an AOL proxy cache server<BR/><BR/>c) when blocked appeared to transition to a human with a browser for about 5 pages before giving IncrediBILLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14244934627308399202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19248375.post-1137635660394358512006-01-18T17:54:00.000-08:002006-01-18T17:54:00.000-08:00If my thought process isn't failing miserably, wou...If my thought process isn't failing miserably, wouldn't this indicate a scraper that wasn't a script/bot but instead a Windows application that simulated a spider?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com