HTML Documents Tagged for Robot Exclusion Appear in Query Results (254650)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Index Server 2.0
This article was previously published under Q254650 SYMPTOMS
HTML documents that are tagged for robot exclusion with <meta name="robots" content="noindex"> appear in query results if you query one of the following properties:
No other properties appear in the index.
WORKAROUND
To work around this issue, do one of the following:
- Use Site Server Search instead of Index Server.
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- Upgrade to Windows 2000 Indexing Service. In Windows 2000, you can set the FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NOT_CONTENT_INDEXED file attribute to completely prevent documents from being indexed. To do this, perform the following steps:
- In Windows Explorer, select the desired file or directory.
- Right-click the file or directory, and then select Properties.
- On the General tab, select Advanced Attributes.
- In the Advanced Attributes dialog box, click to uncheck the For fast searching, allow Index Service to index this file check box.
- Click OK to confirm the changes.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 11/25/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kbpending kbprb KB254650 |
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