Securing info on web site (was Re: Research sites)

I wouldn't say its impossible for commercial outfits to harvest the
info from the site I created, but I think it's difficult. I
basically created two versions of my family history site: a "lite"
public version and a family-only private version using server
security features with a unique username/password for each person to
keep the "meat" out of public view.

I do still want to help those individuals that may find use in what
I've researched, so I create public versions of family tree branches
in graphic format, which while tedious, makes it a little harder for
robots to harvest. And I never post GEDCOM files. Of course I'm
happy to talk with anyone who thinks there may be a family
connection and share appropriate levels of information that way.

As a last measure, I also make use of a robots.txt file to keep the
search indexing robots that "play nice" out of directories or files
I don't want indexed.

anyone is curious!

Edward Feustel...

Another way to deal with the issue is to create a private
yahoogroup, limiting membership, and limiting access rights to
members. You can store up to 20 Mb in files there. It provides
maillist capabilities as well. Membership to a group is by
invitation.

Ed

"Edward Feustel"