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#35347 .htaccess SetEnvIf user-agent "(?i:any-bot-name)" stayout=1

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Latest post by on Wednesday, 07 July 2021 20:17 CDT

Saturday, 05 June 2021 20:09 CDT

lynn

When I run the AdminTools ".htaccess maker" it generates an .htaccess file with

SetEnvIf user-agent "(?i:WebBandit)" stayout=1
SetEnvIf user-agent "(?i:webbandit)" stayout=1
SetEnvIf user-agent "(?i:Acunetix)" stayout=1
etc.

My question is this:   

Is the format 

SetEnvIf user-agent "(?i:anybot-name)" stayout=1

a correct format?


It ".htaccess maker" used to generate the lines as:

SetEnvIf user-agent "anybot-name" stayout=1

Please let me know if the new format is a valid one. 

Thanks

Monday, 07 June 2021 02:17 CDT

tampe125

Hello,

we made such change some time ago, in this way the check for the user agent is case insensitive, otherwise an offending user could simply change the case of a letter and still be able to visit your site.

Davide Tampellini

Developer and Support Staff

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Wednesday, 07 July 2021 20:17 CDT

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Edited by on 2021-07-07 20:17 CDT

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