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Example of Information Collected for Statistical Purposes

Below is an example of the information collected based on a standard request for a World Wide Web document:

1999-06-08 10:32:39 134.146.8.33 - W3SVC5
GET /contacts.cfm - 200 22927 5204 80 HTTP/1.0
Mozilla/3.0+(Win95;+I)
+ASPSESSIONIDGQGGGRPQ=KFEOCAAALPCEDBMNJGLNMGJL
http://www.brownfieldstsc.org/index.cfm

1999-06-08 10:32:39
The date and time of the request.

134.146.8.33 (or yyy.zzz.com)
The IP address (or host name) associated with the requestor (you as the visitor). Depending on the requestor's method of network connection, the IP address (or host name) may or may not identify a specific computer. Connections via many Internet Service Providers assign different IP addresses for each session, so the host name identifies only the ISP. The IP address (or host name) will identify a specific computer if that computer has a fixed IP address.

W3SVC5
The site name designated internally by the server for logging purposes. It informs the server that this particular request came through a website located on this server.

GET /contacts.cfm
The location of the requested file.

200
The status code. 200 means the request was filled.

22927
The size of the requested file in bytes.

5204
The time required to complete the request in milliseconds.

80 HTTP/1.0
The port and protocol used to complete the request.

Mozilla/3.0
Identifies the type of browser software used to access the page, which indicates what design parameters to use in constructing the pages.

(Win95;+I)
Identifies the operating system used to access the page, which indicates what design parameters to use in constructing the pages.

+ASPSESSIONIDGQGGGRPQ=KFEOCAAALPCEDBMNJGLNMGJL
Identifies the session cookie being used by the server. This web site uses cookies to more accurately log both visits to the site and pages visitors view while on the website. The use of cookies enables us to improve our site based on how users navigate the site, as well as the length of their visits. These cookies are automatically deleted at the end of your session.

http://www.brownfieldstsc.org/index.cfm
Identifies the page which the user came from before visiting this page.

Requests for other types of documents use similar information. No other user-identifying information is collected.



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