Internet Privacy software will strip out the referrer oftentimes.  With all
of the privacy issues and the software to address them, it might not be a
good idea to rely on CGI.HTTP_REFERER....especially since it can be forged
easily.

Marlon

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Donnie Carvajal [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 10:41 AM
> To: CF-Talk
> Subject: CGI.HTTP_REFERER is blank!
>
> I am trying to check the CGI.HTTP_REFERER variable to keep outside sites
> from submitting forms; however, I have seen some strange things.  The
> same form on one computer when the form is submitted will have data in
> CGI.HTTP_REFERER and on another computer, CGI.HTTP_REFERER is blank.
> Any ideas of what might cause this?  Are there certain settings in a
> browser that might cause this?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Donnie Carvajal
>
>
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