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Re: how to save the visitors ip addresses [message #180889 is a reply to message #180888] Mon, 25 March 2013 13:02 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
Scott Johnson is currently offline  Scott Johnson
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On 3/25/2013 5:42 AM, Tim Streater wrote:
> In article <kipfqa$ib5$1(at)dont-email(dot)me>,
> Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex(at)attglobal(dot)net> wrote:
>
>> You can't track visitors by IP. A visitor's IP can change at any
>> time, and it is very possible to have multiple visitors from the same
>> IP address (i.e. even at my home we have 5 computers but only 1 IP
>> address). An IP is valid for one conversation (i.e. a page request
>> with all of it's images) but nothing more.
>
> 1) In both instances above you mean "e.g." and not "i.e."

Who Cares?

>
> 2) In the above, "its" does not need an apostrophe (are you a grocer?)

Who Cares?

>
> 3) A user's IP address is typically allocated when they reboot their
> ADSL router (e.g. mine has been up for 128 days), and will remain
> unchanged for that duration. Unless, that is, they asked their ISP for a
> static IP address in which case it won't change at all.

I do not use DSL so when does mine change?

>
> 4) So even with a dynamic IP address, to say that it's valid for one
> page request only is complete nonsense.

Can you quote where he said "it's valid for one page request only"?

Everything JS said is valid as a general across the board statement and
advice.

I have seen code (js) even try to grab browser fingerprint details
combined with IP and that can be spoofed.

What is your suggestion TS to the OPs' question?

Scotty
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