I agree with Nigel.  A prime example is AOL users.  AOL employs a bank of IP
addresses.  A single user can reflect one of multiple IP addresses from one
session to the next.

Thanks,
Keith D Sellars
WebGraffix
www.webgraffix.com

"Making database sites seem easy"
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nigel Peck - MIS Web Design" <nigel(at)miswebdesign.com>
To: "Beauford.2002" <beauford.2002(at)rogers.com>; <hwg-basics(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 4:20 PM
Subject: RE: Retrieving IP from web visitors question


> IP addresses do not necessarily identify a unique user. The IP Address
does
> not sound like the right solution to your problem.
>
> What is it you are trying to achieve by doing this? (and I'll try and give
> you a better solution)
>
> Thanks
> Nigel Peck
>
> MIS Web Design
> http://www.miswebdesign.com/
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-hwg-basics(at)hwg.org [mailto:owner-hwg-basics(at)hwg.org]On
> Behalf Of Beauford.2002
> Sent: 14 December 2002 03:10
> To: HWG Basics
> Subject: Retriving IP from web visitors question
>
>
>  Hi,
>
> A friend of mine has a website with a form on it that users fill in and
the
> results get sent to x(at)x.com. That address then sends an auto response to
the
> email address that was put in the form.
>
> With that out of the way, he wants to be able to capture the IP address of
> the person filling out the form and store it in the original form, so when
> the auto response gets sent back it will show the IP address of who filled
> out the form.
>
>  How would you go about capturing the IP address.
>
>  All this is due to spam problems from a few idiots.
>
> TIA
>
> Beauford
>
>
>
>
>

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