Xenu Link Sleuth
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What is Xenu Link Sleuth?
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Xenu Link Sleuth
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Did you find Xenu Link Sleuth/1.3.8 in your logs?
If you've seen Xenu Link Sleuth/1.3.8 in your website logs, it indicates that Xenu Link Sleuth has been visiting your site. This agent string is one of the known identifiers for this bot.
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Expected Behavior
This bot visits websites for various purposes including content analysis, data collection, or automated tasks. Its behavior may vary depending on its specific function and configuration.
Should I Block Xenu Link Sleuth?
This bot is marked as non-compliant, which may mean it doesn't respect robots.txt or engages in aggressive crawling behavior. You may want to consider blocking it if it's causing issues for your site.
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Get Automated Bot ManagementHow Do I Block Xenu Link Sleuth?
You can block this bot or limit its access by setting user agent token rules in your website's robots.txt file. Use Spyglasses analytics to check whether it's actually following your rules.
User Agent Tokens
Xenu Link Sleuth
Should match instances of this botrobots.txt
# robots.txt # This should block Xenu Link Sleuth User-agent: Xenu Link Sleuth Disallow: /
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