Jon Wingfield wrote: > Additionally, many client-side Security/Anti-Virus software packages > automatically remove the referer header from requests.
Because it improves security. Apparently. > Markus Schönhaber wrote: >> Robert Kudyba wrote: >>> We have our server.xml file set w/ the following entry: >>> Valve className="org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve" >>> directory="../logs" prefix="ws_access_log." suffix=".txt" >>> pattern="combined" >>> >>> However, there are still many log entries showing no referrers. Some are >>> from user spiders such as the following: >> [...] >>> So should we assume that if there is no referrer logged than the user >>> was >>> just using links within the site? >> >> No. IMO you should first of all assume that no-one guarantees that a >> client is sending any referrer headers at all. >> Most modern browsers will do so but it is more or less easy to change >> their configure to not send them. And moreover, it is very easy to use >> a proxy the removes referrer headers from all requests - idependent of >> the client used or it's configuration. >> Because of this you can't draw any safe and definite conclusion from >> the absence of referrers. >> >> That said, David's answer stands: in propably most cases, no referrer >> means the request was made from a bookmark or by typing the URL into >> the address bar and not by clicking on a link on some page (which then >> would be the referring page). >> >> Wether or not the referring page was "within the site" is of no >> relevance. >> >> Regards >> mks >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
