| Re: how to save the visitors ip addresses [message #180898 is a reply to message #180889] |
Mon, 25 March 2013 17:25   |
Jerry Stuckle
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On 3/25/2013 9:02 AM, Scott Johnson wrote:
> On 3/25/2013 5:42 AM, Tim Streater wrote:
>> In article <kipfqa$ib5$1(at)dont-email(dot)me>,
>> Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex(at)attglobal(dot)net> wrote:
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>>> You can't track visitors by IP. A visitor's IP can change at any
>>> time, and it is very possible to have multiple visitors from the same
>>> IP address (i.e. even at my home we have 5 computers but only 1 IP
>>> address). An IP is valid for one conversation (i.e. a page request
>>> with all of it's images) but nothing more.
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>> 1) In both instances above you mean "e.g." and not "i.e."
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> Who Cares?
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>> 2) In the above, "its" does not need an apostrophe (are you a grocer?)
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> Who Cares?
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>> 3) A user's IP address is typically allocated when they reboot their
>> ADSL router (e.g. mine has been up for 128 days), and will remain
>> unchanged for that duration. Unless, that is, they asked their ISP for a
>> static IP address in which case it won't change at all.
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> I do not use DSL so when does mine change?
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>> 4) So even with a dynamic IP address, to say that it's valid for one
>> page request only is complete nonsense.
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> Can you quote where he said "it's valid for one page request only"?
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> Everything JS said is valid as a general across the board statement and
> advice.
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> I have seen code (js) even try to grab browser fingerprint details
> combined with IP and that can be spoofed.
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> What is your suggestion TS to the OPs' question?
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> Scotty
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Scotty, you have to understand. Timmy is a troll who has to inject
something into conversations, even if it has nothing to do with the
subject (as he did here), or is incorrect (as he also did here).
He's not capable of providing positive assistance, so he has to find
ways to criticize anyone who does.
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