Re: customer info
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2001
It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = Yes, this is good advice ;)Although the volume we do makes the likelihood of instantaneous orders extremely unlikely, it is wise to plan for the eventuality.Much preferable to do as John suggests, some combination of that includes [cart] would do quite nicely.Will Starck NovaDerm skin care science support@novaderm.com 800-378-1740 ----- Original Message ----- From: John Peacock
To: WebCatalog Talk Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 3:26 PM Subject: Re: customer info > Will Starck wrote: > > > > Yup. No biggy. > > > > I set a cookie to the cart #, which I write to the orders.db as [ordername], > > and then I set a cookie OurUserID which equals [ipaddress][date][time]. This > > is also written to orders.db. > > Be aware that [ipaddress][date][time] is not a unique value (like cart > is). All users behind a firewall will typically have the same IP > address; anyone having dialup access will have a wide range of IP > addresses. It is better to use their initial cart value as the cookie > value and use that as as key to locate their user information from the > customers.db. > > HTH > > John > > > -- > John Peacock > Director of Information Research and Technology > Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group > 4720 Boston Way > Lanham, MD 20706 > 301-459-3366 x.5010 > fax 301-429-5747 > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > 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/ ------------------------------------------------------------- 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/
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Yes, this is good advice ;)Although the volume we do makes the likelihood of instantaneous orders extremely unlikely, it is wise to plan for the eventuality.Much preferable to do as John suggests, some combination of that includes [cart] would do quite nicely.Will Starck NovaDerm skin care science support@novaderm.com 800-378-1740 ----- Original Message ----- From: John Peacock To: WebCatalog Talk Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 3:26 PM Subject: Re: customer info > Will Starck wrote: > > > > Yup. No biggy. > > > > I set a cookie to the cart #, which I write to the orders.db as [ordername], > > and then I set a cookie OurUserID which equals [ipaddress][date][time]. This > > is also written to orders.db. > > Be aware that [ipaddress][date][time] is not a unique value (like cart > is). All users behind a firewall will typically have the same IP > address; anyone having dialup access will have a wide range of IP > addresses. It is better to use their initial cart value as the cookie > value and use that as as key to locate their user information from the > customers.db. > > HTH > > John > > > -- > John Peacock > Director of Information Research and Technology > Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group > 4720 Boston Way > Lanham, MD 20706 > 301-459-3366 x.5010 > fax 301-429-5747 > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > 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/ ------------------------------------------------------------- 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/
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