Search Engine spiders

[Jim Axman]

minutes ago I invoked the Search Engine utility (new feature of the software upgrade).  It sent out handshaking with 37 known internet "spiders".  3 minutes later we already had several hits from google and Yahoo.  The sole purpose for wanting this, is to connect globally to those looking for answers, pictures, etc...and to come up on search engine utilities such as google, Yahoo, MSN, Lycos, etc...  it will take a while to propogate, but at least its started.

The Website domain now has a quick redirect; when you enter the URL http:// www.170220.com, the redirect sends you immediately to the forum coverpage.  I set up a php redirect [ a permanent 303 type ] which allows search engine spiders to follow through on the redirect.

[Des]

For anyone who does not understand what this is all about, please have a read of this:

Web crawler
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_engine_spiders

[Jim Axman]

snippet from Wikipedia> Also, crawlers can be used to gather specific types of information from Web pages, such as harvesting e-mail addresses (usually for spam).

Notice on our member list (link below):

http://www.170220.com/170smf/index.php?action=mlist

.............. the email addresses are not shown, for this very reason.

speaking of "web harvesters", that would be a good name for you Des ?   you are so prolific in adding stuff for others to see daily, you are like a single [manual] web harvester in your own right.

[Des]

if you now go to www.google.com

and type in:

Mercedes Benz 170

we are the first search result that appears,

before today we were about 5th in the list of results.

[John Ellis]

first also on lycos, microsoft live search, and yahoo.