Re: OK, here goes...

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1997


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 11755
interpreted = N
texte = Marc Eagle wrote:> I had a look at the site, and you're right, your orders are still there even if you click the back > button, visit another site and return, whatever. However, after a bit more investigating, it appears that they are tracking the > orders using the client's IP address (I changed the IP address of another computer to match the one I originally ordered on, > and my original order came up when I browsed the site from the second computer). Well, I guess this answers any questions about the responsiveness of the StarNine support folks. Thanks for the investigative work, Marc. I agree that it is a very poor idea to track by IP, and this gives me some good arguments to use when a client expresses concern over how a visitor could lose their original cart number. -- Gil Poulsen, Webmaster************************************************************** * AltiM@c * Phone: (908) 469-2567 * * 126 Jerome Avenue * FAX: (908) 469-5823 * * South Bound Brook, NJ * e-mail: help@altimac.com * * 08880-1111 * WWW: http://www.altimac.com * ************************************************************** Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. RE: OK, here goes... (Grant Hulbert 1997)
  2. RE: OK, here goes... (Kenneth Grome 1997)
  3. Re: OK, here goes... (Grant Hulbert 1997)
  4. RE: OK, here goes... (Marc Eagle 1997)
  5. Re: OK, here goes... (Kenneth Grome 1997)
  6. Re: OK, here goes... (Grant Hulbert 1997)
  7. RE: OK, here goes... (Marc Eagle 1997)
  8. Re: OK, here goes... (John Hill 1997)
  9. Re: OK, here goes... (Grant Hulbert 1997)
  10. Re: OK, here goes... (Gil Poulsen 1997)
  11. Re: OK, here goes... (Gil Poulsen 1997)
  12. OK, here goes... (Gil Poulsen 1997)
Marc Eagle wrote:> I had a look at the site, and you're right, your orders are still there even if you click the back > button, visit another site and return, whatever. However, after a bit more investigating, it appears that they are tracking the > orders using the client's IP address (I changed the IP address of another computer to match the one I originally ordered on, > and my original order came up when I browsed the site from the second computer). Well, I guess this answers any questions about the responsiveness of the StarNine support folks. Thanks for the investigative work, Marc. I agree that it is a very poor idea to track by IP, and this gives me some good arguments to use when a client expresses concern over how a visitor could lose their original cart number. -- Gil Poulsen, Webmaster************************************************************** * AltiM@c * Phone: (908) 469-2567 * * 126 Jerome Avenue * FAX: (908) 469-5823 * * South Bound Brook, NJ * e-mail: help@altimac.com * * 08880-1111 * WWW: http://www.altimac.com * ************************************************************** Gil Poulsen

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