internetarchive / internetarchive/dweb-gateway

Handle robots.txt

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Python
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Description

Seeing queries to /arc/archive.org/robots.txt which probably means they are going to dweb.archive.org/robots.txt

* Decide on policy - probably block it.
* Implement on dweb.archive.org and probably on dweb.me/arc/archive.org/robots.txt and dweb.me/robots.txt

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Research direction

Start by tracing how the gateway handles requests for /arc/archive.org/robots.txt, dweb.archive.org/robots.txt, dweb.me/arc/archive.org/robots.txt, and dweb.me/robots.txt. Resolve the intended blocking policy first, then verify that the selected paths consistently apply it.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
backend, web-dev
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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