Re: Referrer Problems

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2000


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 35627
interpreted = N
texte = Hi Peter. Thanks for the reply. Our Firewall has a redirection IP number. We set it to our Web Server, and set our web server default page to the Template containing the code I showed you.This will not effect our web site because we use virtual domains which have their own default pages. The only way you would get the template is if you accessed the web server using a host not listed in the Virtual Host list i.e. via IP number. It's odd, but it works.Now the problem occurs from the same machine, sometimes working properly, sometimes not. Same browser, same machine, so I eliminated browser wierdness. Maybe I was premature. The version of the browser is IE but it's the most current. I will check it with other versions and browsers.Bob>> 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 a > referrer. > 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 cannot > do anything against. > > I do not clearly understand what you are doing. You ask for the referer on > an error page. How comes the user to this point? If there is some sort of > redirection 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/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
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Hi Peter. Thanks for the reply. Our Firewall has a redirection IP number. We set it to our Web Server, and set our web server default page to the Template containing the code I showed you.This will not effect our web site because we use virtual domains which have their own default pages. The only way you would get the template is if you accessed the web server using a host not listed in the Virtual Host list i.e. via IP number. It's odd, but it works.Now the problem occurs from the same machine, sometimes working properly, sometimes not. Same browser, same machine, so I eliminated browser wierdness. Maybe I was premature. The version of the browser is IE but it's the most current. I will check it with other versions and browsers.Bob>> 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 a > referrer. > 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 cannot > do anything against. > > I do not clearly understand what you are doing. You ask for the referer on > an error page. How comes the user to this point? If there is some sort of > redirection 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/ TWFT Mail

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