bots.txt (was Re: [sldev] CAPTCHA to validate land sales.)

[dirk husemann]

how about introducing a "bots.txt" file? currently we have no way of
telling a bot whether he is allow on a property (or what he is allowed
to do). this is not going to deter "ill-behaving" bots from just
ignoring whatever "bots.txt" tells them to do (or not do) --- but at
least a parcel owner can cleary express her wishes & rules.

this could go into the parcel properties stuff and consist of a couple
of rules:

    * bots (not) allowed on this parcel
          o bots (not) allowed above XXXm
          o bots (not) allowed below XXXm
    * bots (not) allowed to collect information
          o items for sale
          o texture information
          o prim information
          o avatars present

well-behaving bots (e.g., bots owned by well-known companies) would
honor those settings.

    cheers,
    dirk aka dr scofield

-- 
dr dirk husemann, pervasive computing, ibm zurich research lab
--- hud at zurich.ibm.com --- +41 44 724 8573 --- SL: dr scofield

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