Hard Design: Web Crawler

What is the 'politeness' policy in web crawling?

— Tests your understanding of this concept.

Answer Options

A Using polite language in crawler User-Agent

B Limiting crawl rate per domain to avoid overloading servers

C Asking website owners for permission before crawling

D Only crawling during off-peak hours

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