Yahoo Link Previewer
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What is Yahoo Link Previewer?
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Yahoo Link Preview
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Did you find Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; Yahoo Link Preview; https://help.yahoo.com/kb/mail/yahoo-link-preview-SLN23615.html) in your logs?
If you've seen Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; Yahoo Link Preview; https://help.yahoo.com/kb/mail/yahoo-link-preview-SLN23615.html) in your website logs, it indicates that Yahoo Link Previewer 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 Yahoo Link Previewer?
This bot is marked as compliant, meaning it generally respects robots.txt directives and follows good practices. You may choose to allow it if you want your content to be accessible to its services.
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Get Automated Bot ManagementHow Do I Block Yahoo Link Previewer?
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
Yahoo Link Preview
Should match instances of this botrobots.txt
# robots.txt # This should block Yahoo Link Previewer User-agent: Yahoo Link Preview Disallow: /
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