Google indexing restricted SDN pages

[Former Member]

Hello,

I've been wondering, how is it that this page:

'https://www.sdn.sap.com/sdn/collaboration.sdn?contenttype=url&content=https%3A//forums.sdn.sap.com/profile.jspa%3FuserID%3D67683'

(which is my profile page on SDN) indexed on Google.

I found it on a search on Google, but needed to login to SDN to see it.

How did Google manage to index it then?

Isn't it weird?

Daniel Giron

[former_member374 · Accepted solution]

Hi Daniel,

Yes the Business Card is there for everyone including Google and Yahoo to see. No log in necessary.

Therefore it makes sense to share more about you and what you are doing by filling in your profile and marking the fields viewable.

All the best, Mark.

[Former Member]

Hi Daniel,

well I also found my BC on google. But I didn't need to log on to SDN to view the BC. It worked fine.

Siggi

[eddy_declercq]

Hi,

One does indeed not have to log in for the BC. That's why one has to be careful with spreading the e-mail adresses. See also my weblog /people/eddy.declercq/blog/2005/05/25/a-simulation-of-semaphores

Eddy

[eddy_declercq]

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