IP/"ID Tag" Super-Cools!
DiverDown
on 6/8/05 1:13 am - Master of my Own Life
on 6/8/05 1:13 am - Master of my Own Life
Been playing with the system and viewing message threads, profiles, and "search" functions of previous posts... did you guys know that OH embeds your "IP" (actually, it's not the IP per se, but an "ID Tag") in each of these sources!?!?!
Let me explain this function -- OH "masks" each members IP Address (not only on the message board posts but e-mail replies through the system and what-not) - but it also TAGS each IP with a specific "ID Tag" unique only to an IP address. In otherwords -- an "ID Tag" is associated with an "IP Address" - NOT a member profile. If a specific IP has more than one profile associated with it -- they all SHARE the same "ID Tag." Pretty cool, huh?
Not only did I find this info interesting... I found it to be very enlightening! I've been able to match an ID Tag and an IP Address for a couple of things (i.e., the mystery email and a mystery guest!) thanks to OH and all of the forwarded "private" emails with embedded IP Addys! Don't you just LOVE modern technology?!
Play nice little children... "big sister" is watching!
All that IP lingo is wayyyyyyy over my head sistah 
But I have 2 big sisters, I can use another one LOLOLOL 
Good work, Sherlock, good work!
DiverDown
on 6/8/05 3:36 am - Master of my Own Life
on 6/8/05 3:36 am - Master of my Own Life
Not only do we know you've been VISITING porn sites -- we know you OWN a porn site!!! 
Ok -- lemme 'splain IP's (Internet Protocols) -- an IP address is a "static" address assigned to each specific computer (sort of like your home mailbox) - it is your computer's "address" and is assigned/granted through your internet carrier. If you change carriers ("move"), your IP address changes. Otherwise, you retain the same "address" as long as you stay with a stable carrier. The purpose of the IP address is routing information (getting your email to you or tracking your activity while on a website).
Each computer linked to the internet has its own unique IP address. So, if you are like me and log in from home AND work (or school), that info is still tagged through a "cookie" assigned to each computer. That cookie tracks your activities (some websites do this for future site improvement) and stores that site information (password/user info so you do not have to login each time you visit an associated page/link). When OH assigns a "cookie" - it assigns an "ID Tag" which is then logged with the user's activity. The funny thing about OH - when it assigns that "ID Tag" - it does not assign it to a member profile - it assigns it to the user's "IP Address" -- so if they log in from home, they have one ID Tag -- and if they log in from Work, they have a different ID Tag. (I figured this out by some of my posts having one ID Tag and other posts having a different ID Tag and looking at the times! Then I went back to posts still showing from my deleted account -- same ID Tags [for home/work]). It took me 3 days to figure this out -- but the numbers are appearing the same for each home-based post and each work-based post - regardless of the account). Since my "cookie" changed when I logged in with this account, I can only assume the ID Tag is not a "cookie" tag and is IP associated.
Now -- back to the case at hand - OH! OH "masks" (overrides) IP addresses when posting to the message board, profiles, surgery pages, or sending emails through the system (although it leaves behind an assigned ID Tag with posts and it's own IP through email). If any of you post a reply to any of my message threads, OH has a number that appears at the header of the post when "tweeking" the system. It also stores that same number in the user's profile, posts made to surgery pages, etc. So - it IS possible to track other users activity!
I'm not positive that it's fool proof -- but it appears that the ID Tags are IP related and not cookie related (as I said, I changed accounts - it should have given me a new ID Tag with the new cookie and it didn't -- and each and every one of us has a different ID Tag that is showing up the same on each persons post, profile, search page, etc. that we make -- so that ID Tag is following us!)
Anyway -- let me get my butt back to work! I'll post in the "secure" message thread later how to tweek the system yourselves -- love to you all!
Ok -- lemme 'splain IP's (Internet Protocols) -- an IP address is a "static" address assigned to each specific computer (sort of like your home mailbox) - it is your computer's "address" and is assigned/granted through your internet carrier. If you change carriers ("move"), your IP address changes. Otherwise, you retain the same "address" as long as you stay with a stable carrier. The purpose of the IP address is routing information (getting your email to you or tracking your activity while on a website).
Each computer linked to the internet has its own unique IP address. So, if you are like me and log in from home AND work (or school), that info is still tagged through a "cookie" assigned to each computer. That cookie tracks your activities (some websites do this for future site improvement) and stores that site information (password/user info so you do not have to login each time you visit an associated page/link). When OH assigns a "cookie" - it assigns an "ID Tag" which is then logged with the user's activity. The funny thing about OH - when it assigns that "ID Tag" - it does not assign it to a member profile - it assigns it to the user's "IP Address" -- so if they log in from home, they have one ID Tag -- and if they log in from Work, they have a different ID Tag. (I figured this out by some of my posts having one ID Tag and other posts having a different ID Tag and looking at the times! Then I went back to posts still showing from my deleted account -- same ID Tags [for home/work]). It took me 3 days to figure this out -- but the numbers are appearing the same for each home-based post and each work-based post - regardless of the account). Since my "cookie" changed when I logged in with this account, I can only assume the ID Tag is not a "cookie" tag and is IP associated.
Now -- back to the case at hand - OH! OH "masks" (overrides) IP addresses when posting to the message board, profiles, surgery pages, or sending emails through the system (although it leaves behind an assigned ID Tag with posts and it's own IP through email). If any of you post a reply to any of my message threads, OH has a number that appears at the header of the post when "tweeking" the system. It also stores that same number in the user's profile, posts made to surgery pages, etc. So - it IS possible to track other users activity!
I'm not positive that it's fool proof -- but it appears that the ID Tags are IP related and not cookie related (as I said, I changed accounts - it should have given me a new ID Tag with the new cookie and it didn't -- and each and every one of us has a different ID Tag that is showing up the same on each persons post, profile, search page, etc. that we make -- so that ID Tag is following us!)
Anyway -- let me get my butt back to work! I'll post in the "secure" message thread later how to tweek the system yourselves -- love to you all! 
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