> When you direct a client browser to another page through the > use of CFLOCATION, does it not set a referer page? That > seems to be what I'm seeing in testing. Can I set a referer? > > We've got a click-tracking CF page that is referenced on site > 'A', with the tracking CF page on site 'B' and let's call the > target site 'C'. > > A -> B -> C > > On site A: > > <a href="http://www.B.com/trackit.cfm?target=www.C.com";>www.C.com</a> > > The problem with the above is that while we're able to track > traffic to site C, the owner of site C isn't seeing our web > site (either A or B - we operate both) as a referer and is > unaware that traffic is coming from us. > > How can I work around this and still be able to track traffic > on my end? Using CF and/or client side scripting.
The Referer HTTP request header is set by the client, not the server. If the client sets it, you get it. If not, you don't. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ phone: 202-797-5496 fax: 202-797-5444 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:183675 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
