msnbot getting zenid

[stride-r]

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[ksookma]

Very interesting, thats a very big concern. Did you find a solution to what would be causing this? I found a post online the other week that explained how to remove the zenid from showing in the URL.

Tried it but it didnt work. What is the effect of not using zenid's at all i wonder?

[gjh42]

The code needs to use the zenid the first time, but after that it stores the info in a session cookie (provided the user's computer allows session cookies). So most users should only see the zenid once when first entering the store; spiders should never get a zenid at all.

If you were to eliminate the zenid from the start, you would not be able to keep track of past events in the session, and probably not keep a shopping cart.

[ksookma]

thanks, so I wonder why the msn robot is able to see the ID?

[gjh42]

There are two different visitors from the msnbot host, but their user agents look like pc's, not spiders, and they are both trying to login. Could it be some kind of hacker probe spoofing the source?

[ksookma]

Interesting, thanks for your help!