Re: [dbound] Would it be possible to provide a quick specification for a per-domain Robots.txt-like text file?

Andrew Sullivan <ajs@anvilwalrusden.com> Tue, 15 November 2016 21:05 UTC

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Subject: Re: [dbound] Would it be possible to provide a quick specification for a per-domain Robots.txt-like text file?
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On Tue, Nov 15, 2016 at 08:24:00AM -0500, Jeffrey Walton wrote:
> Before the group closes, would it be possible to provide a
> specification for a per-domain Robots.txt-like text file?

I'm sure it would, but since we made no progress on all the other
approaches to this problem that have been proposed I have doubts that
a new approach would get more traction.  But the I-D repo is open :)

A
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Andrew Sullivan
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