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A web link to that entry may have previously existed somewhere (and may still exist somewhere even though the file and directory are removed)<br />
Some bots may also construct links ex nihilo just to see if they can dig up something.<br />
I might even construct a link to it in this post, if I could guess an address for the server
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A web link to that entry may have previously existed somewhere (and may still exist somewhere even though the file and directory are removed)
Some bots may also construct links ex nihilo just to see if they can dig up something.
I might even construct a link to it in this post, if I could guess an address for the server

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We have the following entry in our log:<br />
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&nbsp;[09/Oct/2014:15:23:20 -0700] &quot;GET /location1/location2/locat<wbr />ion3/doc1.<wbr />pdf HTTP/1.1&quot; 404 - &quot;-&quot; &quot;Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; Googlebot/2.1; +<a href="http://www.google.com/bot.html" rel="ugc nofollow">http://www.google.com/bot.html</a>)&quot;<br />
157.55.39.165 <br />
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This entry is referencing a file that we removed from the server about 4 weeks earlier for security reasons. &nbsp;In fact, the whole directory was removed. &nbsp;Trying to get some info on this entry--does it just mean that the Bing Bot was previously aware that the file existed and was just trying to re-verify it or ?<br />
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Thanks.
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We have the following entry in our log:

 [09/Oct/2014:15:23:20 -0700] "GET /location1/location2/location3/doc1.pdf HTTP/1.1" 404 - "-" "Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; Googlebot/2.1; +http://www.google.com/bot.html)"
157.55.39.165 

This entry is referencing a file that we removed from the server about 4 weeks earlier for security reasons.  In fact, the whole directory was removed.  Trying to get some info on this entry--does it just mean that the Bing Bot was previously aware that the file existed and was just trying to re-verify it or ?

Thanks.

Interpreting entry in raw access log

The Apache HTTP Server is a secure, efficient and extensible server that provides HTTP services in sync with the current HTTP standards. Typically Apache is run on a Unix-like operating system, but it is available for a wide variety of operating systems, including Linux, Novell NetWare, Mac OS-X and Windows. Released under the Apache License, Apache is open-source software.

Apache Web Server

Linux is a UNIX-like open source operating system with hundreds of distinct distributions, including: Fedora, openSUSE, Ubuntu, Debian, Slackware, Gentoo, CentOS, and Arch Linux. Linux is generally associated with web and database servers, but has become popular in many niche industries and applications.

Linux

A web server refers to the software that helps to deliver web content that can be accessed either through the Internet or through an intranet. The primary function of a web server is to store, process and deliver web pages to clients. The communication between client and server takes place using the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). The most common use of web servers is to host websites, but there are other uses such as gaming, data storage, running enterprise applications, handling email, FTP, etc.