Bigbusiness
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I can't access the threads using Netscape. I wonder if the guests are registered users who don't want others to know they are here? There is an option to hide your name.
bonsai
are you referring to the chat rooms?
if so then anyone can access these using a standard IRC client - they don't even need to use the website to get access to the chat room.
This means that guests cannot access these forums (which you can only view through the site) but can view the chat rooms by going to the relevant chat room through an IRC server using an IRC client.
This means that Sharky could well be logged in to the chat rooms but not into the site.
Also if you check the 'whos logged in for the site' you will see that guests can only access the main index - they do not have access to the threads of a forum.
Hope this helps
JPWone
are you referring to the chat rooms?
if so then anyone can access these using a standard IRC client - they don't even need to use the website to get access to the chat room.
This means that guests cannot access these forums (which you can only view through the site) but can view the chat rooms by going to the relevant chat room through an IRC server using an IRC client.
This means that Sharky could well be logged in to the chat rooms but not into the site.
Also if you check the 'whos logged in for the site' you will see that guests can only access the main index - they do not have access to the threads of a forum.
Hope this helps
JPWone
Sharky
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Hi bonsai,
Sorry for not replying earlier, it's been a particularly hectic week and I'm often juggling 3 or 4 things at once - so no offence meant. I did spot your post, and had a look on the who's online as you will have spotted but came to the same conclusion that JPWone did - that being that guests can only read the main index, and not any actual threads - in fact the threads don't even appear for them. I took another look over the weekend, but same story. If you think I've missed something please let me know.
Regards,
Sharky.
Sorry for not replying earlier, it's been a particularly hectic week and I'm often juggling 3 or 4 things at once - so no offence meant. I did spot your post, and had a look on the who's online as you will have spotted but came to the same conclusion that JPWone did - that being that guests can only read the main index, and not any actual threads - in fact the threads don't even appear for them. I took another look over the weekend, but same story. If you think I've missed something please let me know.
Regards,
Sharky.
Sharky
yes, I think you have missed it.
Perhaps they saw you coming ?
but guests definitely appear to be accessing threads.
If you really dont spot it I could take a screen image for you if you want. but had rather assumed this would be under software control !!.
Big Business may have raised a point ? see his post.
I'm afraid jpwone just didnt read my post correctly and may confuse matters..
yes, I think you have missed it.
Perhaps they saw you coming ?
but guests definitely appear to be accessing threads.
If you really dont spot it I could take a screen image for you if you want. but had rather assumed this would be under software control !!.
Big Business may have raised a point ? see his post.
I'm afraid jpwone just didnt read my post correctly and may confuse matters..
Sharky
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Problem solved!
The location ie "Viewing thread .... " is actually a little misleading - what it means is an attempt to view that thread. Even if you are unsuccessful ie. "sorry you do not have permission.. you need to be logged in.." your location is the thread you've attempted to view, and not a permission denied location.
Those two threads in your screenshot were both in the newsletter I sent out last night - so people must have clicked on to them from their email - but they weren't previously logged into the website (ie. no cookie stored on their pc to say they were logged in). Hence, they come up as guests who are trying to view that thread - but unsuccessfully.
So how did I manage to figure it out.. well I logged into to www.trade2win.co.uk, but didn't log in to www.t2w.com (as they are treated differently. I then went to a thread directlyon t2w.com from front page/newsletter etc and in my logged in account saw that myself (as guest) was at the location of thread even though I couldn't view it!
Paul.
The location ie "Viewing thread .... " is actually a little misleading - what it means is an attempt to view that thread. Even if you are unsuccessful ie. "sorry you do not have permission.. you need to be logged in.." your location is the thread you've attempted to view, and not a permission denied location.
Those two threads in your screenshot were both in the newsletter I sent out last night - so people must have clicked on to them from their email - but they weren't previously logged into the website (ie. no cookie stored on their pc to say they were logged in). Hence, they come up as guests who are trying to view that thread - but unsuccessfully.
So how did I manage to figure it out.. well I logged into to www.trade2win.co.uk, but didn't log in to www.t2w.com (as they are treated differently. I then went to a thread directlyon t2w.com from front page/newsletter etc and in my logged in account saw that myself (as guest) was at the location of thread even though I couldn't view it!
Paul.
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All the search engine bots also appear as Guests - if you look at their IP addresses you will often see bot or search as part of their address. Bots seem to be like buses - when the come they all come together, and often you'll see 15 or more bots busy as Guests.
