oh, also, the IP and or host.domain name is captured in your Apache server access_log files. Probably all other types of servers too. It also captures the exact time of the transaction so you can match them
bc ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 7:03 AM Subject: RE: Logging IP Address of Orders? > Thanks for your response. I'm running Apache on my server and > unfortunately, am not really familiar with Perl so I'm not really sure how > to do this but I wouldn't think it would be too difficult since it just > needs to pull the REMOTE_ADDR and save it. > > If there was some way to have a orders.log file (just like the mail.log file > in the cgi directory) that will just save the domain name or order number > and the IP address. This IP address could then be used with a program such > as Visualroute (http://www.visualroute.com/) to see what country the order > was placed from. > > This is the easiest way by far to tell if an order is fradulant and I'm > surprised this hasn't been implemented in the pending orders section. > > I came across something that I thought might do the job searching the > forums: http://opensrs.iwpp.com/. Unfortunately, it was just a script that > displayed the customers IP address on their browser. > > > Jeff > > > >From: "Charles Daminato" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "Jeff Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: RE: Logging IP Address of Orders? > >Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2001 15:44:25 -0500 > > > >Well, it depends really on the webserver you're using and how it handles > >those variables, but if you're using Apache you can snag the > >$ENV{REMOTE_ADDR} > > > >I don't know *exactly* how it works, but the OpenSRS code (check out > >Client.pm or XML_Client.pm) will grab this information. > > > >Charles Daminato > >OpenSRS Product Manager > >Tucows Inc. - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > > > Behalf Of Jeff Miller > > > Sent: November 6, 2001 3:29 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Logging IP Address of Orders? > > > > > > > > > I just finished setting everything up on my account and was wondering if > > > there is a way to log the IP address of every order submitted. > > > > > > I've been doing web hosting for over three years and about 60% of > > > the orders > > > I receive are fraud. The easiest way to tell is to take the IP > > > address off > > > the order and do a Traceroute using VisualRoute. It will show > > > you where the > > > order was placed from. Most of the time the fraudulant orders I receive > > > have all the correct info of a US resident, name, address, > > > telephone number. > > > When I see the order was placed in Russia, Indonesia, Malaysia, etc. I > > > delete it. > > > > > > Back when I first started web hosting I didn't think about getting > >orders > > > with stolen credit card numbers. This ended up costing me over a > > > thousand > > > dollars due having to pay my web host and the $25 chargeback fees. > > > > > > > > > Is there some way to log the IP address of orders? I don't even want to > > > think about accepting any domain orders until this is possible. > > > > > > > > > Jeff > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at > >http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > >
