@425a31b8 And if one has control of the server, look into installing a port-blocking tool such as fail2ban that kicks in if it spots unwanted activity. I've seen too many bots that ignore the robots.txt file
@edc128e6@03a95182 I read a book[*] earlier this year about Lincoln's 1860 campaign, especially the run-up to and during the convention. As per the norm, he wasn't campaigning openly, but hoo boy was he a crafty SOB. And a few of his campaign team may have been even more so.
* Acorn, "The Lincoln Miracle"
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