Xenu Link Sleuth
recommended: observeXenu Link Sleuth is an uncategorized agent.
What it does
Xenu Link Sleuth does not yet have an established behavior profile. Look for patterns in Agent Analytics: steady, considerate crawling may indicate an unannounced index, while fast, deep sweeps suggest scraping. Its user-agent string and IP addresses may offer the best clues to who operates it.
How to identify it
User-agent contains any of:
Xenu Link Sleuth
Example user-agent string:
Xenu Link Sleuth/1.3.8robots.txt
Well-behaved crawlers honor robots.txt. To control Xenu Link Sleuth:
Allow full access
User-agent: Xenu Link Sleuth
Allow: /Block entirely
User-agent: Xenu Link Sleuth
Disallow: /
Grey-area scrapers ignore robots.txt. Botscope enforces your policy at the edge or origin regardless —
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References
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