Re: Referrer Problems
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2000
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 35624
interpreted = N
texte = on 03.08.2000 4:32, TWFT Mail at bobs@twft.com wrote:> I am trying to have our server send me e-mail every time someone tries to> access a blocked site from behind our firewall. The problem is, it will work> for certain sites, giving me the URL the user tried to access. Most of the> time however, the referrer is blank...I know two reasons for a blank referrer:The user calls the page directly or via bookmark, then you won't get areferrer.Some time ago we found a browser versions which didn't deliver the referrer(bug in the browser) - I believe it was a Explorer 4 on Mac and you cannotdo anything against.I do not clearly understand what you are doing. You ask for the referer onan error page. How comes the user to this point? If there is some sort ofredirection before, you might loose the referer there.Peter-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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on 03.08.2000 4:32, TWFT Mail at bobs@twft.com wrote:> I am trying to have our server send me e-mail every time someone tries to> access a blocked site from behind our firewall. The problem is, it will work> for certain sites, giving me the URL the user tried to access. Most of the> time however, the referrer is blank...I know two reasons for a blank referrer:The user calls the page directly or via bookmark, then you won't get areferrer.Some time ago we found a browser versions which didn't deliver the referrer(bug in the browser) - I believe it was a Explorer 4 on Mac and you cannotdo anything against.I do not clearly understand what you are doing. You ask for the referer onan error page. How comes the user to this point? If there is some sort ofredirection before, you might loose the referer there.Peter-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/
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