Using the bwusage.txt file To read this file, you will need to use an FTP client and download the file. When you access your pages by FTP, the login banner is extended to inform you that there is bandwidth usage file in your directory. The bwusage.txt file can be used for simple monitoring of the bandwidth usage of your site, which is obviously very useful if it is near the limit. All access to your Homepages site from non Demon Internet hosts are included in the bandwidth calculations. Access from Demon Internet hosts is excluded, as is your own FTP access to the site, whether from a Demon Internet host or not.
Web robots are programs that automatically index web pages.
If these programs are being run by non Demon Internet hosts, their access to your site will be included in the bandwidth calculations. The bwusage.txt file counts the total requests for your site whereas a counter tallies the number of times it has been run. Web clients often avoid executing the counter CGI-bin if they already have a locally cached copy. Incomplete transactions or aborted transfers are counted even if the request is cancelled in mid-transfer. Text only browsers usually do not execute graphical counters.