From: Cameron Kaiser <spectre@floodgap.com>
Message-Id: <200306181414.HAA11904@floodgap.com>
Subject: [gopher] Re: Veronica-2 and robot exclusion
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 "Jun 18, 3 03:58:49 pm"
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Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 07:14:54 -0700 (PDT)
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> Windows doesn't like dot-files and it is not possible to create a
> dot-file by renaming using the GUI, but if the file is renamed using
> the command line (or uploaded via FTP; there are probably several ways)
> Windows lets you access the file like any other one.
> [I have tested 98SE and XP Pro.]

And actually, now that I think about it, it would probably be
counterproductive anyway because I can well imagine some servers configured
not to even allow access to dot-files, let alone display them in a gopher
menu. So I think we'll go with boring-old "robots.txt". 

Other comments?

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