Re: detecting humans using the user-agent

* Thus wrote Daryl Meese (darylm@magiasoftware.com): > > We are going to use this function to filter hits on an advertising system and limit what can > view the contact information presented in our "contact us" sections but I am sure there > are many more uses. For example, the archives for this list could hide emails completely (not even > show meAThereDOTcom) if the user-agent doesn't pass the test. > > So, Why did I post it? > > 1. To share it with all you great people;> > 2. To correct errors and ommissions from the goodWords, badWords, exactMatch arrays in the > function. > 3. To get feedback on how it might be improved. $browser = get_browser(); if ($browser['crawler']) { ... > > I will take all comments and suggestions off list because there is really no reason to bog > anyone else down. If the function changes I will email a new copy to anyone requesting so and > anyone that has provided feedback. If that list of people gets large I will repost the function to > the list. please don't. This is not a place for distributing php applications. Curt -- "I used to think I was indecisive, but now I'm not so sure."