A bot at 89.248.172.6 keeps crawling my Movable Type tags, and I don't like it. My robots.txt file disallows automated access to mt-search.cgi.
Whois 89.248.172.6?
% This is the RIPE Database query service. % The objects are in RPSL format. % % The RIPE Database is subject to Terms and Conditions. % See http://www.ripe.net/db/support/db-terms-conditions.pdf % Note: This output has been filtered. % To receive output for a database update, use the "-B" flag. % Information related to '89.248.172.0 - 89.248.172.57' inetnum: 89.248.172.0 - 89.248.172.57 netname: NL-ECATEL descr: AS29073, Ecatel LTD country: NL admin-c: EL25-RIPE tech-c: EL25-RIPE status: ASSIGNED PA mnt-by: ECATEL-MNT mnt-lower: ECATEL-MNT mnt-routes: ECATEL-MNT source: RIPE # Filtered role: Ecatel LTD address: P.O.Box 19533 address: 2521 CA The Hague address: Netherlands abuse-mailbox: abuse@ecatel.net remarks: ---------------------------------------------------- remarks: ECATEL LTD remarks: Dedicated and Co-location hosting services remarks: ---------------------------------------------------- remarks: for abuse complaints : abuse@ecatel.net remarks: for any other questions : info@ecatel.net remarks: ---------------------------------------------------- admin-c: EL25-RIPE tech-c: EL25-RIPE nic-hdl: EL25-RIPE mnt-by: ECATEL-MNT source: RIPE # Filtered % Information related to '89.248.172.0/23AS29073' route: 89.248.172.0/23 descr: AS29073, Route object origin: AS29073 mnt-by: ECATEL-MNT source: RIPE # Filtered
What am I going to do about it? I put them in my NGINX slow queue department. Its not an outright block, but so slow its almost like a molasses pit compared to a tarpit.