This issue was converted from https://jira.toolserver.org/browse/PYWP-21.
Summary: Have weblinkchecker.py optionally crawl every page querying prop=extlinks instead of downloading the page text
Issue type: New Feature - A new feature of the product, which has yet to be developed.
Priority: Major
Status: Open
Assignee: Merlijn van Deen <valhallasw@arctus.nl>
On Tue, 17 Jan 2012 04:48:15, Jeff G. <jeff-wmj@usclec.net> opened the following bug:
Could it be "modified to crawl every page querying prop=extlinks
instead of downloading the page text"? per
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Bots/Requests_for_approval/JeffGBot
as posted in edit
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Bots/Requests_for_approval/JeffGBot&diff=415563042&oldid=415551182
Version: unspecified
Severity: major