Have you tried stamping everyone with a cookie and then blocking the cookie? If the kid is smart, he'll simply delete the cookie... but quite often it works.
Another thing you can do is record the IP address (even though it's dynamic it's often the same class C) and the browser type, operating system, etc. Just capture every CGI variable you can and try and develop a "fingerprint" of the person. -Novak ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Green" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 10:46 AM Subject: Re: Browser info > Would this help Identify a user or just the computer maker. We have a > soccer site for kids and I have someone I would like to block from posting. > There IP is dynamic but I see this on the browser type and wondering if that > would help. But I have a lot entries with that code for browser type. > I'm trying to avoid user name. Just to block a couple of bad apples. > > Thanks for the help > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Raymond Camden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 10:39 AM > Subject: RE: Browser info > > > > I believe IE allows vendors to 'stamp' the browser with their own stuff > > at the end of the user agent. > > > > ======================================================================= > > Raymond Camden, ColdFusion Jedi Master for Hire > > > > Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Yahoo IM : cfjedimaster > > > > "My ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is." - Yoda > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: David Green [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 1:34 PM > > > To: CF-Talk > > > Subject: Browser info > > > > > > > > > Hello list thanks for the help and good reading. > > > > > > I'm getting this returned when I look at the browser type > > > using CGI variable > > > > > > Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 5.0; Windows > > > 98)::ELNSB50::000041100320025803 > > > > > > I was wondering what this part of it means > > > "::ELNSB50::000041100320025803" > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > David Green > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
