HELP! * GREY=local LOCAL HTML version of Foils prepared July 28,1995
Foil 10 Costs & Dangers of Using Web Robots
From HPDC95 Web Search Presentation HPDC95 Pentagon City -- August 1,1995. byGeoffrey C. Fox * See also color IMAGE
Network Resource & Server Load
Robots require considerable bandwidth over the internet, disadvantaging corporate users
Heavy load on server, resulting in lower service rate and frequent server crashes
Remote parts of the network is also effected
Continuous requests, which the robots usually make (Òrapid firesÓ) are even more dangerous
Current HTTP protocol is inefficient to robot attacks
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