Re: HTML/script logging ?

i have a counter that logs browser and OS info and where the hit originated
from ... if you would like a copy, reply and ill get it too you somehow ...
youll need CGI access ... 

At 11:19 AM 12/19/97 -0700, you wrote:
>>> the easiest way to get a profile of the typical user of a site might be
>>> a survey where the users can volunteer this info. Especially for an
>>> intranet this could work, if you explain that you are going to optimize
>>> the design based on the data from this survey.
>>
>> Unfortunately surveys in the past have failed miserably. Usually only 5
>> people bother to fill them out, and those people are the only ones who
>> 1. give a damn, and 2. Even know what an O/S and browser is.
>>
>> I can't rely on a survey of information.
>
>Then your best bet is through log analysis.  Most web servers can be
>configured to include browser information in their access logs, so you
>can pull out the relevant stats when you go through the logs later.
>Dont' waste your time rolling your own solution on this; there are
>good commercial web log analysis tools out there.
>
>Screen resolution information is a lot tougher.  I doubt you'll be
>able to garner anything of use -- browsers are easy because browser ID
>info is automatically exchanged as part of the HTTP connection
>(HTTP_USER_AGENT) but that's about detailed as it gets.  My feeling --
>which I've seen echoed here before -- is that you can't really assume
>anything about what resolution your site's visitors are using unless
>you have a very very specialized site that would only appeal to people
>with certain hardware or if you're running an intranet where you can
>actually go out and check (or dictate) what people are doing.
>
>--
>::: Ernie Longmire (elongmi(at)basis.com)
>::: Online Services Coordinator, BASIS International Ltd.
>
>
Thanks, Jon Macpherson
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