RE: [cobalt-users] dynamic IP's in log files

["Phil Beynon" <phil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> > So this shows me every time searchstring was accessed by
> > anyone other than me.  Now, here's the thing.  I want to add
> > this function for somebody else, but they have a dynamic IP
> > address.  So, what can I use to specifically exclude their
> > visits to the document in question?  I have been told I may
> > be able to "exclude a browser" but haven't a clue what this
> > means or how to do it.
> >
>
> The thing is, I don't want everyone to have to go and get a static IP,
> especially wen there may be another way of isolating their own
> visits, such
> as browser.  I don't want them to have to pay someone else just
> so they can
> use my simple little service.

Most browsers have a signature, they say what version they are etc in the
log files - maybe there is a way of altering that to a known value and
filter against that. I have seen sometimes odd varients where someone has
altered this identifier for whatever reason. Probably just some file in
windows would need to be altered slightly.
If someone could enlighen as to what the proper technical name for this bit
of info the browser supplies is called I suspect a search on Google would
quite probably show a way of altering it.

Phil

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