Re: customer info
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2001
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 38279
interpreted = N
texte = Will Starck wrote: > > Yup. No biggy. > > I set a cookie to the cart #, which I write to the orders.db as [ordername], > and then I set a cookie OurUserID which equals [ipaddress][date][time]. This > is also written to orders.db.Be aware that [ipaddress][date][time] is not a unique value (like cart is). All users behind a firewall will typically have the same IP address; anyone having dialup access will have a wide range of IP addresses. It is better to use their initial cart value as the cookie value and use that as as key to locate their user information from the customers.db.HTHJohn -- John Peacock Director of Information Research and Technology Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 4720 Boston Way Lanham, MD 20706 301-459-3366 x.5010 fax 301-429-5747------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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Will Starck wrote: > > Yup. No biggy. > > I set a cookie to the cart #, which I write to the orders.db as [ordername], > and then I set a cookie OurUserID which equals [ipaddress][date][time]. This > is also written to orders.db.Be aware that [ipaddress][date][time] is not a unique value (like cart is). All users behind a firewall will typically have the same IP address; anyone having dialup access will have a wide range of IP addresses. It is better to use their initial cart value as the cookie value and use that as as key to locate their user information from the customers.db.HTHJohn -- John Peacock Director of Information Research and Technology Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 4720 Boston Way Lanham, MD 20706 301-459-3366 x.5010 fax 301-429-5747------------------------------------------------------------- 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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