search indexes
msnbot
Operated by Microsoft · Search indexes
Legacy Microsoft crawler used for search indexing.
When msnbot shows up in your logs
A legacy Microsoft crawler is indexing your page for search.
Discovery crawlers that keep a search or answer index fresh.
Allow or block it in robots.txt
A robots.txt entry is a request. Well-behaved crawlers honor it; it is not an enforcement mechanism.
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