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robots.txt

The robots.txt file is a small text file stored in the root of your web site that suggests what areas you do not want web crawlers to access.  I say suggests because it is not a requirement that crawlers don't visit those pages listed, but more of a polite request for them not to.  Most of the major bots respect this request.

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