Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 07/16/07 00:00

Hadron wrote:
> Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> writes:
>
>> Hadron wrote:
>>>> With sessions you can tell how many people have used your login
>>>> form and have yet to use your logout form, or yet to be timed
>>>> out. You can not tell how many people are "browsing the site".
>>> Yes you can. Because even if they are not physically looking, they ARE
>>> still browsing. Sure, we dont know if the use is asleep or on the toilet
>>> but he IS still maintaining a session.
>>>
>> No, you can't. All you know is at some time he started a session.
>> You don't know if they are still browsing your site (or some other
>> site), have closed their browser or even turned off their computer.
>> You get NO notification when someone closes their browser or moves on
>> to another site.
>
> You seem intent on complicating the issues beyond the obvious solutions
> for the majority of cases.
>
> Regardless of whether they "log out", time out or whatever, each new
> session is a new visit. The counter can and does work "well enough".
>
>

Nope, I'm pointing out just how inaccurate your "method" is. You might
as well just generate a random number - it would be as accurate.

I just hope you're not selling this shite to your clients. If so, I
pity them.

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