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SAFEGUARDING ONLINE CONTENT - The tools behind the ACAP-Robots.txt debate

SAFEGUARDING ONLINE CONTENT - The tools behind the ACAP-Robots.txt debate

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Summary

Don’t be put off by the jargon or fooled into thinking the Robots.txt/ACAP (Automated Content Access Protocol) debate is another tiresome squabble amongst programmers. It’s true that when you boil it down the whole issue revolves around nothing more than a line The tools behind the ACAP-Robots.txt debate of instructions hidden away in a web page, but the implications go right to the heart of the publishing business and its fi ght for the future.


Date:
2008-06-01
Language:
English
Type:
IFRA Special Report
Number:
FLR.03E
Author:
Shipside, Steve; Nair, Sashi

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Jochen Litzinger

Date

2008-10-17 01:00

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