On Thu, 28 Oct 1999, Aengus Lawlor wrote:

> I think the question is "If someone clicks on a link in an e-mail 
> message, what does the web server record as the referrer field in the 
> log file for that hit?"
> 
> I've been meaning to check this out myself for a while, and haven't had 
> time to do it, but I assume the referrer field is blank.
> 

Oh, I see. It's a good question. I would guess blank, but it could
conceivably be file: or some made up mail: thing. It might depend
on the mail program used.

Can someone test this, because my mail program won't follow links.

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