# This is an robots.txt file that can be used to indicate to # WWW robots which parts of a web site should not be indexed. # # details on how to setup a robots.txt file and related security issues: # http://www.chami.com/tips/internet/010198I.html # # # 1. indicate that all robots should stay away from the /cgi-bin/ folder User-agent: * Disallow: /cgi-bin/ # 2. robots should stay away from this site. #User-agent: WWW_Robot_Name #Disallow: / User-agent: EmailCollector Disallow: / User-agent: EmailSiphon Disallow: / User-agent: WebBandit Disallow: / User-agent: EmailWolf Disallow: / # 3. robots named "WWW_Wanderer_Name" should not index files in the /private/ folder. #User-agent: WWW_Wanderer_Name #Disallow: /private/ #NOTE: Since the Robots Exclusion Protocol is not acknowledged by all web robot authors, # it is not possible to stop all robots from wandering your site. # However, the good news is that majority of the well known search engines and tools # support this protocol. Refer to their documentation to verify this.