Arcane Google question

If I have a link on default.aspx, then I know that googlebot and any
other spider will probably follow it.

Let's say the link points back to default.aspx with a querystring that
causes more links to appear on default.aspx. For example, if I follow
this link from default.aspx

default.aspx?CategoryID=2

The page is redisplayed with 2 new links:

searchresult.aspx?CategoryID=3
searchresult.aspx?CategoryID=4

Will googlebot follow these 2 new links are will it ignore them
because it thinks it has already found all the links on default.aspx?

Andy Miller <amiller (AT) sfaddons (DOT) com> wrote:

If I have a link on default.aspx, then I know that googlebot and any
other spider will probably follow it.

Let's say the link points back to default.aspx with a querystring that
causes more links to appear on default.aspx. For example, if I follow
this link from default.aspx

default.aspx?CategoryID=2

The page is redisplayed with 2 new links:

searchresult.aspx?CategoryID=3
searchresult.aspx?CategoryID=4

Will googlebot follow these 2 new links are will it ignore them
because it thinks it has already found all the links on default.aspx?

Well, first all, I can tell you that

default.aspx?CategoryID=1
default.aspx?CategoryID=2

are different URL's to googlebot. I have numerous cases of this type of
thing with CGI-BIN scripts and googlebot follows them all. Now, will
googlebot see these 2 as different:

default.aspx
default.aspx?CategoryID=2

My answer is "I'm pretty sure it sees them as different." I don't have
that exact case on my site. I guess you'll have to tell us what
happens.

--
I.

On 9 Sep 2003 16:55:04 GMT, invisibleperson (AT) noonenowhere (DOT) com (no one)
wrote:

Well, first all, I can tell you that

default.aspx?CategoryID=1
default.aspx?CategoryID=2

are different URL's to googlebot. I have numerous cases of this type of
thing with CGI-BIN scripts and googlebot follows them all. Now, will
googlebot see these 2 as different:

default.aspx
default.aspx?CategoryID=2

My answer is "I'm pretty sure it sees them as different." I don't have
that exact case on my site. I guess you'll have to tell us what
happens.

Thank you I. for the info. It is the last that has me scratching my
head as well...

"Andy Miller" <amiller (AT) sfaddons (DOT) com> wrote

On 9 Sep 2003 16:55:04 GMT, invisibleperson (AT) noonenowhere (DOT) com (no one)
wrote:

Well, first all, I can tell you that

default.aspx?CategoryID=1
default.aspx?CategoryID=2

are different URL's to googlebot. I have numerous cases of this type of
thing with CGI-BIN scripts and googlebot follows them all. Now, will
googlebot see these 2 as different:

default.aspx
default.aspx?CategoryID=2

My answer is "I'm pretty sure it sees them as different." I don't have
that exact case on my site. I guess you'll have to tell us what
happens.

Thank you I. for the info. It is the last that has me scratching my
head as well...

Stop scratching - you're making me itch #8-)

FYI they are different urls so will be indexed as such.

HTH

Grant

On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 14:47:58 +0000 (UTC), "Buzby" <gb (AT) pumpupthe (DOT) net>
wrote:

FYI they are different urls so will be indexed as such.

HTH

It does...thank you!