Poll security

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It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 58262
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texte = Hi, I have coded a poll with a goal to accept only one submition per person or machine. I use a cookie for one. This seems the most accurate way to denote one machine. Since cookies can be deleted in many browsers, I also us IP AND BROWSERNAME (which is far from exact). The reason I use both (as I'm sure many of already determined, is that I don't want to leave out different individuals who are behind the same firewall. So I have a flag that is set to true. First, if the poster contains the cookie that gets set, the flag changes to false. Second, If there is a record in the .db that equals both the IP & The browsername, the flag is given a value of False. If the value is false then they can't take the poll. I figure this will cover most situations because first of all, not too many people will think about deleting a cookie so they can take the poll again. ;-). However, if for some reason they manage to figure that out, I have this backup thingy. How does that sound to you all and would you suggest something different? Thanks, Donovan -- =o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o DONOVAN D. BROOKE Eucalyptus Design <-Web Development (specializing in eCommerce), -> <-Graphic Design, and Pre-Press Consultation -> ADDRESS:> Donovan Brooke DBA Eucalyptus Design N2862 Summerville Park Rd. Lodi, WI 53555 PH:> 1.608.592.3567 Web:> http://www.euca.us =o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o ------------------------------------------------------------- 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://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
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Hi, I have coded a poll with a goal to accept only one submition per person or machine. I use a cookie for one. This seems the most accurate way to denote one machine. Since cookies can be deleted in many browsers, I also us IP AND BROWSERNAME (which is far from exact). The reason I use both (as I'm sure many of already determined, is that I don't want to leave out different individuals who are behind the same firewall. So I have a flag that is set to true. First, if the poster contains the cookie that gets set, the flag changes to false. Second, If there is a record in the .db that equals both the IP & The browsername, the flag is given a value of False. If the value is false then they can't take the poll. I figure this will cover most situations because first of all, not too many people will think about deleting a cookie so they can take the poll again. ;-). However, if for some reason they manage to figure that out, I have this backup thingy. How does that sound to you all and would you suggest something different? Thanks, Donovan -- =o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o DONOVAN D. BROOKE Eucalyptus Design <-Web Development (specializing in eCommerce), -> <-Graphic Design, and Pre-Press Consultation -> ADDRESS:> Donovan Brooke DBA Eucalyptus Design N2862 Summerville Park Rd. Lodi, WI 53555 PH:> 1.608.592.3567 Web:> http://www.euca.us =o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o ------------------------------------------------------------- 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://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Donovan Brooke

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