Re: OK, here goes...
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1997
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 11755
interpreted = N
texte = Marc Eagle wrote:> I had a look at the
site, and you're right, your orders are still there even if you click the back> button, visit another site and return, whatever. However, after a bit more investigating, it appears that they are tracking the> orders using the client's IP address (I changed the IP address of another computer to match the one I originally ordered on,> and my original order came up when I browsed the site from the second computer). Well, I guess this answers any questions about the responsiveness of theStarNine support folks. Thanks for the investigative work, Marc. I agree that it is a very poor idea to track by IP, and this gives mesome good arguments to use when a client expresses concern over how avisitor could lose their original cart number. -- Gil Poulsen, Webmaster*************************************************************** AltiM@c * Phone: (908) 469-2567 ** 126 Jerome Avenue * FAX: (908) 469-5823 ** South Bound Brook, NJ * e-mail: help@altimac.com ** 08880-1111 * WWW: http://www.altimac.com ***************************************************************
Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:
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- RE: OK, here goes... (Grant Hulbert 1997)
- RE: OK, here goes... (Kenneth Grome 1997)
- Re: OK, here goes... (Grant Hulbert 1997)
- RE: OK, here goes... (Marc Eagle 1997)
- Re: OK, here goes... (Kenneth Grome 1997)
- Re: OK, here goes... (Grant Hulbert 1997)
- RE: OK, here goes... (Marc Eagle 1997)
- Re: OK, here goes... (John Hill 1997)
- Re: OK, here goes... (Grant Hulbert 1997)
- Re: OK, here goes... (Gil Poulsen 1997)
- Re: OK, here goes... (Gil Poulsen 1997)
- OK, here goes... (Gil Poulsen 1997)
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Marc Eagle wrote:> I had a look at the
site, and you're right, your orders are still there even if you click the back> button, visit another site and return, whatever. However, after a bit more investigating, it appears that they are tracking the> orders using the client's IP address (I changed the IP address of another computer to match the one I originally ordered on,> and my original order came up when I browsed the site from the second computer). Well, I guess this answers any questions about the responsiveness of theStarNine support folks. Thanks for the investigative work, Marc. I agree that it is a very poor idea to track by IP, and this gives mesome good arguments to use when a client expresses concern over how avisitor could lose their original cart number. -- Gil Poulsen, Webmaster*************************************************************** AltiM@c * Phone: (908) 469-2567 ** 126 Jerome Avenue * FAX: (908) 469-5823 ** South Bound Brook, NJ * e-mail: help@altimac.com ** 08880-1111 * WWW: http://www.altimac.com ***************************************************************
Gil Poulsen
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