> To this I would say that you would ALWAYS have an 
> HTTP_Referer. Because, on every page (or through 
> Application.cfm - if appropriate for your application) 
> you would do a check to see if the user is logged in, 
> and has access to the required page. If not, then you 
> do a redirection to the login page. At this point, the 
> page you were trying to access IS your referer.

You can never guarantee the existence of CGI.HTTP_REFERER, because it's
provided by the browser. There are plenty of third-party utilities that
allow a browser user to strip that information from their HTTP requests.

Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software
http://www.figleaf.com/
voice: (202) 797-5496
fax: (202) 797-5444
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