TNET Weather WXBots and others

TNET Weather uses several methods to obtain data from other sites to then manipulate and use on its own site. ALL data obtained is either from public sources or from sites which have granted permission to TNET Weather, WX-Host or TNET Services to access.

Most of the new collection methods, now identify themselves by the UserAgent setting that they are coming from us.

Examples

oden.tnet.com - - [15/Dec/2007:11:04:33 -0700] "GET /clientraw.txt HTTP/1.0" 200 688 "-" "TNET_WXbot/1.0 (+http://TNETWeather.com/tws-bots.php)"

Unwanted Access

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robots.txt

Our bot uses Wget which can also be blocked by proper inclusion of exclusion info into your robots.txt file. Please see: Robots.txt - The Web Robots Pages *EXT* for more info.

Arizona Random Weather Facts

Moon Phase Misconception...
"The most common incorrect reason given for the cause of the Moon's phases is that we are seeing the shadow of the Earth on the Moon! But this cannot be correct: when the Moon passes through the shadow of the Earth, we get a lunar eclipse. Anyone who has seen a lunar eclipse, though, might remember that the Moon actually passes through the Earth's shadow only rarely, so that can't be why the Moon has phases. The real reason for the Moon's phases depends on two things: the Moon is round, and the angle it makes with the Earth and Sun changes over its orbit."
- As Quoted From Bad Astronomy