What is RetroListeCOM?
Direct Answer: RetroListeCOM is a monitoring bot operated by Niclas Papst, tracking user counts on gaming-related websites.
RetroListeCOM is a service that tracks user counts on gaming-related websites. Its bot visits these sites to collect this data. The bot is operated by Niclas Papst and has a user-agent string of 'Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; RetroListeCOM/1.0)'.
User-Agent Identification
The following user-agent strings identify RetroListeCOM in your live traffic data:
Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; RetroListeCOM/1.0)
robots.txt Rules for RetroListeCOM
Respects robots.txt: No
This bot does not commit to following robots.txt
RetroListeCOM does not officially follow robots.txt directives. The only reliable way to control access is through server-side blocking (IP filtering, user-agent rules in your web server config) combined with log monitoring to verify effectiveness.
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Crawl Behavior
Frequency:Not Documented
Request Pattern:Not Documented
Crawl Activity Index
Relative crawl activity for RetroListeCOM over the past 28 days. Higher values indicate increased crawling intensity compared to the period baseline.
View recent activity data (last 7 days)
| Date | Activity Index |
|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2026 | 0.0 |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 4.2 |
| Mar 30, 2026 | 0.0 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.0 |
| Apr 1, 2026 | 0.0 |
| Apr 2, 2026 | 4.2 |
| Apr 3, 2026 | 0.0 |
Source: Cloudflare Radar
Why track RetroListeCOM traffic?
Distinguish monitoring traffic from real crawler activity. RetroListeCOM checks your site availability at regular intervals. Without proper identification, these requests can inflate your bot traffic metrics and distort crawl analysis.
Validate monitoring coverage. Track which pages RetroListeCOM checks and how frequently, so your monitoring setup matches your infrastructure requirements.
Log Verification
To verify RetroListeCOM traffic in your live traffic data:
- Search access logs for the user-agent strings listed above
- Check if the IP addresses match documented ranges (if provided by Niclas Papst)
- Verify the crawl pattern matches documented behavior
- Use reverse DNS lookup for additional verification if available
Note: Observed behavior in production environments may differ from official documentation. Live traffic monitoring provides the only reliable verification of actual bot behavior.
Undocumented Information
The following information is not officially documented for RetroListeCOM:
- crawl frequency
- request pattern
- IP verification
- JavaScript rendering
Official Documentation
View Official RetroListeCOM Documentation →
Information sourced from official documentation. Content generated with AI assistance.