XOOPS

Policy Annoucement: Offline Browsers / Website Copiers

ackbarr  10-Dec-2004 14:49 6518 Reads   19 Comment(s) 
There have been a recent rash of users attempting to make offline copies of www.xoops.org and wiki.xoops.org.

Our policy: Don't.

Many offline copiers are setup to make many simultaneous requests to a website to improve copying performance. A busy website like XOOPS.org gets a lot of traffic (averages 3.5 GB transfered daily), and these offline copiers can easily eat up connections meant for normal users. If we catch a website copier, their address will be banned at the firewall.

First offense - a 1 hour temp ban
Second offense - a 1 day temp ban
Third offense - a permanent ban

This may sound harsh, but offline copiers negatively affect site performance; giving a false impression on the quality of XOOPS.

If you have a special request or need content on xoops.org for offline use, you may contact one of the webmasters asking for permission. It is entirely at the discretion of the webmaster to approve or deny this request.
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