What do Yahoo! Slurp Spiders actually do?

*stepurhan* · 12-30-2006, 08:30 AM

Viewing the " Who's Online" page I noitice that the list often seems to be filled with Yahoo! Slurp Spiders.

I could probably hazard a reasonable guess but does anyone know what these programs actually do on the site?

Kurufinwe · 12-30-2006, 08:45 AM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_crawler

*stepurhan* · 12-30-2006, 09:05 AM

I did try Wikipedia but "Yahoo! Slurp Spider" didn't turn up anything when I used it as a search term. Once again it comes down to knowing the right term to search for.

Cheers for that Kurufinwe. A bit more detailed than I was originally after but fascinating stuff nonetheless.

Kurufinwe · 12-30-2006, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by stepurhan

Cheers for that Kurufinwe. A bit more detailed than I was originally after but fascinating stuff nonetheless.

I wouldn't know, I haven't read it. It just was linked to in one of the many threads about those spiders on the forums.

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stepurhan Freeware Co-ordinator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: South East England. Posts: 7,309	I did try Wikipedia but "Yahoo! Slurp Spider" didn't turn up anything when I used it as a search term. Once again it comes down to knowing the right term to search for. Cheers for that Kurufinwe. A bit more detailed than I was originally after but fascinating stuff nonetheless. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ No Nonsense Nonsonnets #43 Cold Topic A thread most controversial, that’s what I want to start Full of impassioned arguments, of posting from the heart And for this stimulation all will be thankful to me On come on everybody it won’t work if you agree

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