Ok I don't know what your budget is, but I think you have a couple of options, both of while will require some work on your end, but both of which will prove to be pretty industrial strength:
If you think you can 'deposit' a cookie on the machine, I'm assuming the doctors use the same machine everytime... With that in mind you could explore one of 2 things: 1- Generate a user certificate which will identify the user to your web server and automatically log them in. What will have to happen is that you would store that cert on your server, and the first time they log in install it in their browser. Next time they come on, they're certified and you know who they are and all that. 2- A more expensive, but MUCH more elegant solution, would be to use something called Key fobs. Key fobs are electronic digital signature keys, which contain the user's ID. Drs would carry them on their keychain, and when they come up to their machines, they simply stick the fob in the USB port of the machine and voila, any page they hit will log them in. Now with this solution there is a bit of work involved in getting your web server to recognize them, but there should not be any code to write. Both these are very advanced solutions. You're not going to be able to write a cookie to their machine without them at least logging in, which you're saying you can't have them do. If that is the case I think only the #2 case is the way to go. R On 7/11/02 3:03 PM, "Campbell, Steve V." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks Robert & Mike > > We secure right now on the front end with NTFS. I am not allowed to > present a dialogue or popup box that would require a WiTango login of > any means. So I am currently tracking machine name and IP address. > That's it. SO I thought maybe if I could deposit a cookie on the browser > pref's folder without them knowing it..Thats where I am at right now. > > Steve > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert S. Sfeir [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 1:33 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list witango-talk > Subject: Re: Witango-Talk: One more! > > Hey Steve, > > I've run into similar situations, I didn't see the original email, and I > think people tent to freak out a bit too fast. Can you tell me a little > bit > more about what it is that you need from the doctors to track them, what > is > available to them to log in to your system, do they always use the same > machines, and anything else that gets thrown in as a funky variable > that > makes your job harder. > > R > > > On 7/11/02 1:57 PM, "Campbell, Steve V." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> >> >> This is twice in three weeks my intentions have been questioned. Why > in >> the world would I ask such a question on a list that I have been part > of >> for more then two years and not have good intents? I need to track >> doctors because they are always too damn lazy to use user/pass >> credentials. >> >> I, am a novice. I make no pretends here. I only ask questions in a >> forthright manner to help me understand what I am doing a bit more. I >> have no desire to start a fued nor do I have a desire to be anything > but >> a person doing his job. >> >> I apologize for being so honest. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Ben Johansen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >> Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 12:37 PM >> To: Multiple recipients of list witango-talk >> Subject: RE: Re: Witango-Talk: One more! >> >> I hope this ability never becomes mainstream. >> This would effective stop email due to so much spam. >> >> I am sure you intentions are honorable, but for every honorable >> intention on the web there are 50 dishonorable waiting to take what > they >> can. >> >> >> Ben Johansen - http://www.pcforge.com >> Authorized Witango Reseller http://www.pcforge.com/WitangoGoodies.htm >> Latest downloads & List Archives @ http://www.witango.ws >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Campbell, Steve > V. >> Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 9:17 AM >> To: Multiple recipients of list witango-talk >> Subject: RE: Re: Witango-Talk: One more! >> >> One more question. What can you capture without the user knowing it's >> being captured. I know you can do normal stuff like, where they came >> from, how long and that type of data, but, is there anyway to capture >> their email address somehow without them knowing it? >> >> Any ideas? >> >> Steve >> > ________________________________________________________________________ >> TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text/US ASCII email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> with unsubscribe witango-talk in the message body >> >> >> >> > ________________________________________________________________________ >> TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text/US ASCII email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> with unsubscribe witango-talk in the message body >> > ________________________________________________________________________ >> TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text/US ASCII email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> with unsubscribe witango-talk in the message body >> > > ________________________________________________________________________ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text/US ASCII email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with unsubscribe witango-talk in the message body > ________________________________________________________________________ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text/US ASCII email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with unsubscribe witango-talk in the message body > ________________________________________________________________________ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text/US ASCII email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe witango-talk in the message body
