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I didn't even realize this existed. Now it's too late to enjoy it.

• sionisrecur 2y ago
  You can still set your user-agent to Googlebot.
  • ventegus 2y ago
    They check for client IP. True Googlebot always comes from 66.249.*.*
    • seanw444 2y ago
      Yeah I was like "surely it can't be that easy." So I went to try, and no, surely it is not.
      • iggldiggl 2y ago
        Sometimes you can get lucky though – I know at least one forum that requires registration even just for viewing posts, but lets Googlebot through and only checks the user agent.