Re: Logging/Tracking Referring URLs

Steve Roth (sroth_at_thunderlizard.com)
Sun, 3 Aug 97 20:23:46 -0700

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On 8/2/97 3:06 PM, David Fox (david_at_knowledgeweb.com) wrote:

>I've noticed the same thing, and the answer may be simple: Bookmarks
>(Favorites for IE users). I just ran a test on our logging system. I linked
>to our astrology.net site via a bookmark, ran one of our astrology reports,
>and then checked the admin system. The referrer was indeed blank.

Given that the vast majority of our visitors are new visitors (tracked
via an IP database), that doesn't explain it for our site.

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