[ipac] Usage stats for unique visitors HIP/Linux

[Christensen, David A. (CHT)]

Ah, yes, I should have mentioned that.  Thanks, Greg.

Still, it is better than the LogExpress resolution I got regarding usage
stats: "...stats are considered 'not implemented' due to the fact that
they do not track any meaningful data at this time."

:-)

-David 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ipac-bounces at lists.tblc.org 
> [mailto:ipac-bounces at lists.tblc.org] On Behalf Of Greg Barniskis
> Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2006 12:58 PM
> To: Dynix's Horizon Information Portal,formerly iPac (discussion)
> Subject: Re: [ipac] Usage stats for unique visitors HIP/Linux
> 
> Christensen, David A. (CHT) wrote:
> > We're using HIP 4.1.2 - and the web stats stuff is 
> officially broken.
> > 
> > My next plan is to grab the web server access logs and run them 
> > through something like 'analog' (http://www.analog.cx/).
> 
> Analog is nice for the price (free!). But everyone should be 
> aware that Web server log analysis must be taken with a large 
> grain of salt. Technologies outside of your control like ISP 
> proxy servers, NAT, search engine spiders, broken DNS zones, 
> etc., etc., can have significant muddying effects on your 
> server's log entries.
> 
> In short: there is no accurate way to count "unique 
> visitors". At best you can make informed guesses about trends.
> 
> 
> 
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