So in theory, I should collect the IP Address and for every time the IP Address comes back, treat it as a returned visitor?
I totally agree with your statements about not having a perfect solution just one as best as it can be. -----Original Message----- From: Ben Doom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2004 5:06 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Web Stats Question You can't. Not really. But you can get a decent estimate. IPs aren't perfect for reasons you pointed out. Plus, there are routers masking multiple users as a single IP and corporate proxy servers and border servers to confuse the issue. Cookies aren't perfect, unless you mandate that to use the site, cookies be enabled. Actually, they're still not perfect, 'cause I could go through and delete them after every visit. Logins aren't perfect, because of tools like BugMeNot. And just about anything can be fooled by proxies like the Anonomizer. So don't expect a perfect solution, just a reasonable one. --Ben Adkins, Randy wrote: > I am implementing a web stats function to track pages and blah > blah.... > > How does one track a UNIQUE visitor? > > I know when a user visits the site, you can get a lot of CGI > information. With that you can get their IP Address (REMOTE_ADDR). > > With DHCP, how can you tell if they are UNIQUE or not or am I really > looking at this all wrong? > > > TIA!! > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:137033 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
