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> I'm uncertain if there are legitimate use cases for atypical user agents? RSS readers and small search engines you haven't heard of but you're discriminating
by ggeorgovassilis 4y ago
> I'm uncertain if there are legitimate use cases for atypical user agents?
RSS readers and small search engines you haven't heard of but you're discriminating against :-)
> How would you approach the task with backend technology (without JS, cookies, or external tools)?
I solve this with client-side techniques (eg. recaptcha). Isolating and blocking IPs ranges from server logs (eg. drop anything from AWS & Azure subnets) might discourage bot operators.
- shanebellone 4y ago"RSS readers and small search engines you haven't heard off but you're discriminating against :-)" I'm 100% ok with that. "I solve this with client-side techniques" As a user, do you mind navigating these same approaches in the wild? Many time, I prefer leaving to solving a captcha.
- ggeorgovassilis 4y ago> As a user, do you mind navigating these same approaches in the wild? Many time, I prefer leaving to solving a captcha. Recaptcha doesn't show a challenge to the user. It just silently tells your backend what it thinks of the user.
- shanebellone 4y agoAh, my mistake. Thanks for the correction. :)