Re: FW: PURL Server Update 2

From: Chris King <cking_at_nyob>
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2009 09:02:06 -0400
To: CODE4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU
stuart yeates wrote:
>> GPO knows that many institutions have automated URL checkers 
>  > that run against the PURL server. Please be aware that the
>> PURL restoration process is severely slowed by checkers repeatedly 
>> hitting the PURL server.
> 
> Presumably if there are any parties running automated tools which 
> neglect to check robots.txt those institutions are going to be named and 
> shamed and/or permanently filtered?

Any "out-of-the-box" installation of Innovative's Millennium that 
includes "URL Verify" is set automatically to check all 856 links on the 
first of the month.

Chris



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Christopher King
Public Services Librarian
Appalachian School of Law Library
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Grundy VA 24614
(276) 935-6688 x1314
cking_at_asl.edu
Received on Wed Sep 02 2009 - 09:03:14 EDT