Posted by Hardly Clerkin at lgb-dsl235-cust003.mpowercom.net on March 21, 2003 at 11:34:01:
In Reply to: History Lesson Read just to point something out- posted by Hardly Clerkin on March 21, 2003 at 11:21:42:
Q. Can I use the IP address of the request to track a member's access to my site?
A. No. Because AOL uses proxy servers to service the requests made by members, you see the IP address of the gr server, not the DAHA of the member in their web site log files. The problem with trying to use the IP address to track access is that there may easily be multiple members assigned to a proxy server. All of the member requests would appear to be coming from one member if you assumed a relationship between member and IP address. In addition, members may be reassigned to a different proxy server during a session. See also Network Info.