"Jeff Cochran" <jeff.nospam@zina.com> wrote in message
news:425344d4.96116908@msnews.microsoft.com...
> On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 08:41:03 -0800, "basin"
> <basin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>>We have a site that has a "sample request " form where future customers
>>can
>>order sample of some of our paper. Well, apparenty some people found it
>>and
>>posted it on sites such as freesamplesite.com and fatwallet.com. So we
>>have
>>hundreds of orders for samples!!
>>
>>Is there any way we can block people coming from this link? I am
>>understanding that when a "freebie" addict clicks on that link, the ip
>>address in the log should be that person's IP....but our webtrends
>>reporting
>>has no problem telling us that we are getting users from these domains.
>>Webtrends uses the iis logs to get that referrer address and domain,then
>>put
>>it in a nice little report, but I cannot find it in the logs.
>>
>>Any ideas?? Thanks for any help!
>
> It's not a security issue, it's a programming one. Depending on the
> technology you use you can get the referrer as well. In ASP it's the
> HTTP_REFERER header in the Request.ServerVariables method.
>
> Jeff

<basin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>We have a site that has a "sample request " form where future customers can
>order sample of some of our paper. Well, apparenty some people found it and
>posted it on sites such as freesamplesite.com and fatwallet.com. So we have
>hundreds of orders for samples!!
>
>Is there any way we can block people coming from this link? I am
>understanding that when a "freebie" addict clicks on that link, the ip
>address in the log should be that person's IP....but our webtrends reporting
>has no problem telling us that we are getting users from these domains.
>Webtrends uses the iis logs to get that referrer address and domain,then put
>it in a nice little report, but I cannot find it in the logs.
>
>Any ideas?? Thanks for any help!

"Jason Brown [MSFT]" <i-brjaso@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message =
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> There's an IIS-compatible ISAPI filter called LeechBlocker which can =
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> long way to blocking by referrer - and it comes with source. MSN =
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> google will find it immediately if you search for 'leechblocker'
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> Microsoft GTSC, IIS
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> "Jeff Cochran" <jeff.nospam@zina.com> wrote in message=20
> news:425344d4.96116908@msnews.microsoft.com...
> > On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 08:41:03 -0800, "basin"
> > <basin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >
> >>We have a site that has a "sample request " form where future =
customers=20
> >>can
> >>order sample of some of our paper. Well, apparenty some people =
found it=20
> >>and
> >>posted it on sites such as freesamplesite.com and fatwallet.com. So =
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> >>have
> >>hundreds of orders for samples!!
> >>
> >>Is there any way we can block people coming from this link? I am
> >>understanding that when a "freebie" addict clicks on that link, the =
ip
> >>address in the log should be that person's IP....but our webtrends=20
> >>reporting
> >>has no problem telling us that we are getting users from these =
domains.
> >>Webtrends uses the iis logs to get that referrer address and =
domain,then=20
> >>put
> >>it in a nice little report, but I cannot find it in the logs.
> >>
> >>Any ideas?? Thanks for any help!
> >
> > It's not a security issue, it's a programming one. Depending on the
> > technology you use you can get the referrer as well. In ASP it's =
the
> > HTTP_REFERER header in the Request.ServerVariables method.
> >
> > Jeff=20
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