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NONE: Re: ONLINE-ADS>> Logging/Tracking Referring URLs
Re: ONLINE-ADS>> Logging/Tracking Referring URLs
David Fox (david_at_knowledgeweb.com)
Sat, 2 Aug 1997 15:06:54 -0700
>Date: Fri, 1 Aug 97 17:10:52 -0700
>To: online-ads_at_o-a.com
>From: Steve Roth <sroth_at_thunderlizard.com>
>Subject: ONLINE-ADS>> Logging/Tracking Referring URLs
>
>Hi All:
>
>If you're like us, one of the most important things you track from your
>log files is where visitors come from, via referring URLs.
>
>If you're like us, you're also frustrated that a large percentage of page
>requests have no referring URLs. There are solutions for tracking paid
...
>Do others have this problem? Does anyone have an explanation? We've gone
>all the way into the guts of our (CERN) server software, watching what
>comes in from the browser, what gets written to the logs, and how, and we
>haven't found a consistent pattern.
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.
Regards,
David Fox
KnowledgeWeb, Inc.
david_at_knowledgeweb.com
http://www.knowledgeweb.com
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