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General => About Nifflas' Website and Forum => Topic started by: jetio4 on March 11, 2011, 15:14:10

Title: Random influx of guests?
Post by: jetio4 on March 11, 2011, 15:14:10

Why was there a random big amount of guests earlier today? I don't mean 5, or 6, I mean 17-27. Seriously.

See attachments, cause no one else was online to witness it.

Title: Re: Random influx of guests?
Post by: Miss Paula on March 11, 2011, 16:16:48

it happens. sometimes someone posted a link to here and then a bunch of guests come over. although that's usually that most of them then look at the same page.
also, I think some search engine spiders are listed as guests.
anyways, nothing actually major. there've been even more guests at the same time in the past, and usually nothing bad happens as a result. ;)

Title: Re: Random influx of guests?
Post by: LPChip on March 11, 2011, 17:27:05

These are search-engine spiders that are unknown to the system. Since they rapidly access many topics at the same time, one spider can easily be seen as 20 guests. This is a problem with SMF that cannot be fixed easily.

There is support for the majority of spiders, but adding all of them is nearly impossible.

Title: Re: Random influx of guests?
Post by: jetio4 on March 11, 2011, 18:23:04

Quote from: LPChip on March 11, 2011, 17:27:05

Since they rapidly access many topics at the same time, one spider can easily be seen as 20 guests.

Which would explain why most of them view different topics, and why a lot are at the same time.