Some bots are not detected (e.g., Feedfetcher)

[GoogleCodeExporter]

Some bots aren't detected by slimstat - e.g., Google Feedfetcher - so it's
hits are tracked as normal visits.

Keeping bot detection up to date is always going to be an issue, but it
might be worth allowing the user to specify their own rules/Regex matches
to filter out bots? I would certainly find this very useful, as right now I
have in place my own pre-filter that filters out additional bots before
calling the slimstat script.

(slimstat version 2.1)

Original issue reported on code.google.com by solaris....@gmail.com on 28 Jan 2010 at 6:02

[GoogleCodeExporter]

Thanks for this. I just add crawlers to my list as I see them, and Feedfetcher 
isn't
one I've noticed yet.

Good idea about allowing users to specify their own bots. I am planning on 
moving
configuration into the database where possible (I've opened issue 31 to track 
this)
so I'll make sure it includes a way to exclude more bots.

Original comment by step...@wettone.com on 28 Jan 2010 at 3:40

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This issue was closed by revision r84.

Original comment by step...@wettone.com on 28 Jan 2010 at 3:41

• Changed state: Fixed

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Thanks! I really like the look of slimstat.

Original comment by solaris....@gmail.com on 28 Jan 2010 at 4:41