[REBOL] Re: Counting Clicks
From: louisaturk::eudoramail::com at: 23-Dec-2001 22:28
Anton,
At 02:54 PM 12/24/2001 +1100, you wrote:
> > Is there any way to record (count) the clicks on a link to a
> > third party
> > website?
> >
> > Louis
>
>No, unless your rebol code is web serving. (That
>means you can run your rebol code to do whatever
>you like with the click).
If I use my own computer as the server, can I do it? How?
Does this also mean that a rebol program is the server software instead of
say Apache or IIS?
>But if your site is hosted by someone else, then
>bad luck.
Seems like I am always wanting to do something that is impossible or that
someone wants to restrict me from doing :>).
>There used to be a way to record rebsite visits
>via an image's effect block. However, this was
>also a security hole and was removed :)
>
>But wait, there are third party websites around
>with a system that will munge your links for you,
>redirecting them through their machines and
>maintaining statistics for you.
>
>Maybe some rebolers around here who are rebserving
>would be prepared to do such a thing for other
>rebolers? That would be quite cool. Actually, as
>soon as I can convince my boss to let me run rebol
>on the server I think I would offer something like
>that to some people here, since I see now how easy
>it is to run a rebol proxy. :)
>
>Anton.
I would like to know how to do this myself.
Louis
