Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://daedal.io/@thomzane" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>thomzane</span></a></span> the problem with <a href="https://robotstxt.org" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">robotstxt.org</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/robotstxt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>robotstxt</span></a> is that <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/@cgudrian/114980303354716730" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">it's a mere <em>ask</em></a> and not something enforced.</p><ul><li>And with <em>"enforced"</em> I mean <code>.htaccess</code> or even better <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/iptables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iptables</span></a> at the hoster's site.</li></ul><p>Personally I tend to go <em>full "asshole mode"</em> on <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/hostile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hostile</span></a> actors like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NSAbook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NSAbook</span></a>!</p>