Bot Blocking

June 28, 2004 1:25 PM

The rather rude Popdex bot has been bugging my referrer log every 5-10 minutes. I wish to block it via a "deny from" in my .htaccess, but the source address, http://h69-10-144-111.n-01.net, fails to resolve to an IP. How do I block this rather obnoxious crawler?
posted by brownpau to computers & internet (3 comments total)

You can block by USER_AGENT if you can't get the IP. I don't remember the syntax offhand but a few google searches will probably get you on your way.
posted by skallas at 1:36 PM on June 28, 2004

Their DNS is broken. The IP is 69.10.144.111.
sean@tau:~$ host popdex.com
popdex.com A 69.10.144.111
sean@tau:~$ host 69.10.144.111
Name: h69-10-144-111.n-01.net
Address: 69.10.144.111
posted by duckstab at 1:44 PM on June 28, 2004

Ah, I suspected that prefix might have been it. Thanks, duckstab. I'm now blocking the bot. And not a moment too soon; it just hit me 32 times in 3 minutes.
posted by brownpau at 1:52 PM on June 28, 2004