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#253553 - 06/04/2005 17:02 System Info via Browsers
Micman2b addict Registered: 27/12/2001 Posts: 441 Loc: Central, NC, USA	I am looking for a website/program that will show you what information that is being passed to websites. I know that IE passes the outlook express profile info )email address) to websites when asked but I have now noticed that Firefox seems to be supplying at least the state that I live to websites when asked now. I would like to find a website that shows all of this profile info that is being provided... Sean in NC
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#253554 - 06/04/2005 17:18 Re: System Info via Browsers [Re: Micman2b]
cushman veteran Registered: 21/01/2002 Posts: 1380 Loc: Erie, CO	Quote: I am looking for a website/program that will show you what information that is being passed to websites. I know that IE passes the outlook express profile info )email address) to websites when asked but I have now noticed that Firefox seems to be supplying at least the state that I live to websites when asked now. This information is not being supplied by Firefox, they are guessing your state based upon your IP address. Are you on a cable modem/dsl line? If you are it is easy to guess what state you are in. Even IE did not pass information on to websites - it just tried to complete forms for you when it thought it could. No information was passed to another server. Generally a browser will only pass a referrer (website you clicked through from), your browser type, OS type, and any cookie information for that domain if asked. They already know your ip. _________________________ Mark Cushman
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#253555 - 06/04/2005 17:22 Re: System Info via Browsers [Re: cushman]
Micman2b addict Registered: 27/12/2001 Posts: 441 Loc: Central, NC, USA	That makes sense, Thanks for the info... _________________________ _____________ Sean in NC ~~130gb MK2a w/ 32mb ram~~ 80gb MK2a empeg spare
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#253556 - 06/04/2005 17:32 Re: System Info via Browsers [Re: Micman2b]
Ezekiel pooh-bah Registered: 25/08/2000 Posts: 2413 Loc: NH USA	...and Happy Birthday to You! -Zeke _________________________ WWFSMD?
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#253557 - 06/04/2005 18:03 Re: System Info via Browsers [Re: cushman]
wfaulk carpal tunnel Registered: 25/12/2000 Posts: 16706 Loc: Raleigh, NC US	Actually, his hostname doesn't have any obvious information in it (user-<randomnumber>.cable.<nationalisp>.com). A traceroute only yields information if you know that "Triad" refers to the Greensboro/Winston-Salem/High Point, NC area, you're able to decipher gnboncsg into Greensboro, NC, or that CHA or Charlotte might mean Charlotte, NC (and the Charlotte stuff is about five hops back. And I find the likelihood of someone doing traceroutes to find that information pretty low. Then again, these guys seem to have compiled a database. _________________________ Bitt Faulk
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#253558 - 06/04/2005 18:10 Re: System Info via Browsers [Re: wfaulk]
jmwking old hand Registered: 27/02/2003 Posts: 770 Loc: Washington, DC metro	And "those guys" have me about 3000 miles away from where I currently am (and no, I'm not using any tricks - it's just wrong). -jk
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#253559 - 06/04/2005 18:18 Re: System Info via Browsers [Re: Ezekiel]
Micman2b addict Registered: 27/12/2001 Posts: 441 Loc: Central, NC, USA	Quote: ...and Happy Birthday to You! -Zeke Thanks _________________________ _____________ Sean in NC ~~130gb MK2a w/ 32mb ram~~ 80gb MK2a empeg spare
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#253560 - 06/04/2005 18:20 Re: System Info via Browsers [Re: wfaulk]
Micman2b addict Registered: 27/12/2001 Posts: 441 Loc: Central, NC, USA	That would be the info that i have been seeing... Some websites have been more specific, like my real hometown instead of the TWC location in Greensboro... Here is a page that displays your location if available from the IP address, I guess... http://ag-weather.com/
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#253561 - 06/04/2005 18:30 Re: System Info via Browsers [Re: wfaulk]
cushman veteran Registered: 21/01/2002 Posts: 1380 Loc: Erie, CO	Quote: Actually, his hostname doesn't have any obvious information in it Not his hostname, his IP. That information is available and there are several vendors that supply lookups like this. Here is one that supplies a ton of information, all from your IP. _________________________ Mark Cushman
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#253562 - 07/04/2005 11:59 Re: System Info via Browsers [Re: jmwking]
bonzi pooh-bah Registered: 13/09/1999 Posts: 2401 Loc: Croatia	They got my city right. No wonder, given the site of our ISPs.... _________________________ Dragi "Bonzi" Raos Q#5196 MkII #080000376, 18GB green MkIIa #040103247, 60GB blue
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#253563 - 07/04/2005 12:33 Re: System Info via Browsers [Re: bonzi]
tman carpal tunnel Registered: 24/12/2001 Posts: 5528	Happy Birthday!
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#253564 - 07/04/2005 17:27 Re: System Info via Browsers [Re: tman]
bonzi pooh-bah Registered: 13/09/1999 Posts: 2401 Loc: Croatia	Thanks! _________________________ Dragi "Bonzi" Raos Q#5196 MkII #080000376, 18GB green MkIIa #040103247, 60GB blue
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