What is RDTvlokipBot?

RDTvlokipBot is a bot in the search engine crawlers category, operated by Theo CHARLET.

Bot name
RDTvlokipBot
Operator
Theo CHARLET
Type
Bot
Respects robots.txt
Yes
robots.txt user agent
RDTvlokipBot
Signs requests (Web Bot Auth)
No

About RDTvlokipBot

Official crawler for RDTvlokip Search, an independent French search engine. Respects robots.txt.

Search engine crawlers index your pages so they can appear in search results. Keep the genuine ones allowed and verify them, because fake search crawlers are one of the most common disguises for scrapers.

RDTvlokipBot user agent

RDTvlokipBot identifies itself with this user agent string:

  • Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; RDTvlokipBot/7.2; +https://search.rdtvlokip.fr/bot)

Anyone can copy a user agent string. Transfon Security also checks where each request comes from, so a request that claims to be a known crawler but comes from the wrong network is treated as a fake, not as the real crawler.

How to block RDTvlokipBot in robots.txt

RDTvlokipBot follows robots.txt, so these rules stop it crawling the paths you choose. robots.txt is a plain text file at the root of your domain, such as https://example.com/robots.txt.

Block RDTvlokipBot from the whole site

User-agent: RDTvlokipBot
Disallow: /

Block RDTvlokipBot from some folders

User-agent: RDTvlokipBot
Disallow: /private/
Disallow: /search

Allow RDTvlokipBot only on some folders

User-agent: RDTvlokipBot
Allow: /blog/
Disallow: /

Allow RDTvlokipBot and block other crawlers

User-agent: RDTvlokipBot
Allow: /

User-agent: *
Disallow: /

Things to know

  • Each host needs its own file. Rules on www.example.com do not apply to shop.example.com.
  • A crawler obeys only the most specific group that names it. Once you add a User-agent: RDTvlokipBot group, RDTvlokipBot ignores your User-agent: * rules, so repeat any that should still apply.
  • The user agent name is not case sensitive. We take RDTvlokipBot from RDTvlokipBot's user agent; check Theo CHARLET's own documentation if it publishes a different robots.txt name.
  • Crawlers cache robots.txt, so changes can take up to a day to apply. Disallow stops crawling but does not remove pages already collected or indexed.

Limits of robots.txt

  1. RDTvlokipBot may not follow the rule. RDTvlokipBot says it follows robots.txt, but nothing enforces that. Changes can take a day to apply, the operator can change its policy, and other crawlers from Theo CHARLET use different names and rules.
  2. The user agent could be fake. robots.txt matches the name a request claims. Anyone can send RDTvlokipBot's user agent, and a scraper using it is not bound by Theo CHARLET's robots.txt policy. Only checking the source network tells a real RDTvlokipBot from a fake one.

Treat robots.txt as a statement of your policy, and enforce it where requests arrive.

Who should care about RDTvlokipBot

Publishers

RDTvlokipBot brings search traffic, so keep the real one allowed. Fake RDTvlokipBot requests are a common cover for scrapers, so verify it by network rather than by name.

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Media buyers and advertisers

Search crawlers fetch landing pages to check them. Keep RDTvlokipBot allowed, but out of campaign and conversion data.

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E-commerce

RDTvlokipBot indexes products for search results. Allow it, and block impersonators that use its name to scrape prices.

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SaaS and APIs

Allow RDTvlokipBot on marketing and docs pages, and keep it off signed-in app pages it cannot use.

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Block RDTvlokipBot with Transfon Security

robots.txt is a request, not an enforcement. Transfon Security shows RDTvlokipBot by name in the Top Bots report, so you can see how often it visits and which pages it reads. Block or allow it with a User Agent rule, or slow it down with a rate limit decision rule.

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Control RDTvlokipBot on your site

  • See every RDTvlokipBot visit and the pages it reads
  • Spot bots that fake trusted crawler names
  • Block, allow or rate limit RDTvlokipBot with one rule
  • Works with or without robots.txt support

Frequently asked questions

What is RDTvlokipBot?

RDTvlokipBot is a bot in the search engine crawlers category, operated by Theo CHARLET. Official crawler for RDTvlokip Search, an independent French search engine. Respects robots.txt.

Does RDTvlokipBot respect robots.txt?

Yes. RDTvlokipBot follows robots.txt, so a Disallow rule for the RDTvlokipBot user agent stops it from crawling the paths you list.

How do I block RDTvlokipBot?

Add "User-agent: RDTvlokipBot" followed by "Disallow: /" to the robots.txt file at the root of your site. To enforce it, block requests whose user agent contains "RDTvlokipBot" at your WAF. In Transfon Security that is one User Agent block rule.

Is robots.txt enough to block RDTvlokipBot?

No. robots.txt is voluntary, so RDTvlokipBot may not follow it, and anyone can send RDTvlokipBot's user agent, so a fake RDTvlokipBot ignores your rule. Enforce the rule where requests arrive, at your WAF, and check the source network.

Should I block RDTvlokipBot?

Search engine crawlers index your pages so they can appear in search results. Keep the genuine ones allowed and verify them, because fake search crawlers are one of the most common disguises for scrapers.

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