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I've seen some buzz about this the last couple of days. Is it fair to assume that for now, at least, the xml sitemap pros still far outweigh the cons (and the professionals outweigh the confidence artists)?

And is the consensus on these boards that the robots.txt file is the best place to put a sitemap?

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Yes indeed it could lead to content theft, but keeping an eye on your stats, you can easily start blocking the ip address that seems to create havoc for you.
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If you are concerned take a look here for a solution:

Cloak your sitemap! - SEO Blog - Joost de Valk

Well worth reading Joost's blog as well. One of the better technical SEO blogs on the block.
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Well worth reading Joost's blog as well. One of the better technical SEO blogs on the block.
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Yes indeed it could lead to content theft, but keeping an eye on your stats, you can easily start blocking the ip address that seems to create havoc for you.
There are lots of ways that lead to Rome cloaking is a "fix once enjoy long - time" solution.
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Hey Joost

You watching your live referrers? Only put up that link about 10 minutes ago

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Hey Joost

You watching your live referrers? Only put up that link about 10 minutes ago
I always do got an RSS feed for them
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got an RSS feed for them
Yep, that's pretty live alright. Welcome to Ireland
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There are lots of ways that lead to Rome cloaking is a "fix once enjoy long - time" solution.
Cloaking is a easy but dangerous way to take. I prefer the ip banning way.
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