# BazQux bot

The BazQux bot is a specialized web fetcher for the BazQux Reader, an RSS feed service. Its primary purpose is to retrieve content, images, and metadata from websites that users have subscribed to via RSS. This allows the BazQux Reader to display a complete and rich reading experience. Its presence on your site indicates user interest and can help extend the reach of your content to a dedicated reader audience.

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## What is BazQux bot?

BazQux bot is a specialized web fetcher for the RSS reader service BazQux. It retrieves content and metadata to generate link previews and populate the reader for its users. The bot identifies itself in server logs with a user-agent string like `Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; BazQux/2.4; +https://bazqux.com/fetcher; 2 subscribers)`, which transparently includes the service name, a documentation link, and even the number of users subscribed to the feed from that site. It operates on-demand, triggered by user actions within the BazQux application.


## Why is BazQux bot crawling my site?

The BazQux bot is visiting your site because users of the BazQux Reader have subscribed to your content via your RSS feed. The crawler is fetching your articles, images, and metadata to display them to these subscribers. The frequency of its visits is directly related to how many subscribers you have on the platform and how often you publish new content. This activity is considered authorized and is a standard part of content syndication for RSS-based services.


## What is the purpose of BazQux bot?

The purpose of the BazQux bot is to serve as the content retrieval engine for the BazQux Reader. It gathers the necessary data—such as titles, images, and article text—to provide a streamlined and rich reading experience for users who follow multiple sources. For website owners, this service helps distribute your content to a dedicated audience that prefers consuming it through an RSS reader. This can extend the reach of your content, although it may mean some users read it within the reader's interface rather than directly on your site.


## How do I block BazQux bot?

To prevent the BazQux bot from accessing your website and its feeds, you can add a disallow rule to your `robots.txt` file. This will instruct the crawler not to visit your pages.

Add the following lines to your `robots.txt` file:

```
User-agent: BazQux
Disallow: /
```


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## Canonical

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