Majestic-12

[Kevin Thomas Riley]

I see there's a bot called Majestic-12 making the rounds here. I'm not sure what it is for, but I thought the very name quite amusing. Majestic-12

[Aquarius]

OMG, that's wild!

I've also noticed another bot popping up around here, a MSN something-or-other. Not sure what that's all about so I don't know if it's cause for concern or not.

[Alelou]

What are you guys talking about? I've heard of bots, but how do you notice it popping up?

[CX]

It appears in "Who's Online" at the bottom of the page.

[Aquarius]

Yeah, almost like they're registered members, but their names appear in different colors. I think Majestic-12 appears in purple, and the MSN one appears in orange...though I could have it backward.

As for what the bots do and what they're for, I'm not sure. When I've heard them talked about before I get the impression that they scrounge the internet for stuff, but what specifically, I don't know. I'm sure sites like the Wayback Machine use them for archiving websites and stuff like that.

Here, I usually notice them in the evening; I usually spend most of my time here after 10pm Eastern time, and I pop in and out until sometimes as late as 1 am...but I wanna say I usually see them after 11, and not every day. If I see them again, I'll note the day and time here.

I've never noticed them at my place, but then I use Yuku and not php.bb, so it could be I'm getting visited, too, but they're just showing up as "guests".

[dark_rain]

Meh, due to the new server, bots aren't an issue anymore, but thanks for bringing it to our attention.

dark,