where the referrer [http://tv/wiki/...] come from?

Discussion in 'Site & Server Administration' started by JJnacy, Oct 5, 2009.

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    Usually we have referrer URLs go with a good domain name.

    My question is:
    Why a referrer shows "http://tv/wiki/".... ? And it is not a good domain?
    Or How does it possible to have a referrer like this?
    Or Who is crawling?

    Thanks,
     
    JJnacy, Oct 5, 2009 IP
  2. ohteddy

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    The referrer is part of the HTTP Request Header (HTTP_REFERER is
    the exact header). Anyone crafting a HTTP request can set the referer
    to whatever they want.

    I'm guessing this is a bot, spider, or whatever, and is hardcodeing the
    HTTP_REFERER to http://tv/wiki.

    Possibly this is just a bug on their part, at any rate, you can look at
    the IP addresses associated with these requests and see if you can
    find out who they are that way.
     
    Last edited: Oct 5, 2009
    ohteddy, Oct 5, 2009 IP