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MTDesigns
08-11-2001, 10:29 PM
OK, silly question here ;). I'm getting a referrer in my stats that does not have any links to any of my sites (at least their webmaster said so). I am wondering...if there is someone on futurequest surfing my site, would futurequest show up as a referrer? Their domain name is one of their servers just as futurequest's...I'm just trying to figure out the connection here...%)

TIA!

Best always,

Joi~
MTDesigns
08-12-2001, 01:40 AM
Another referrer question: what do these mean?

wysiwyg://70/ or wysiwyg://435/ ...etc. ?

TIA,

joi~
Armand
08-12-2001, 04:50 AM
Well the "no link to your site" referrer is most likely due to someone probably viewing that site then either manually entering a URL to your site to visit or use a bookmark.

The FQ thing... I must be out of it as you confused me. Actually I've seen AOTA.net as a referral... so don't think there should be any difference there than a normal referrer.

The wysiwig I do believe is someone viewing one of your pages in a Wyiswig HTML editor or such... at least that's my guess.

Note: remember I know nothing..lol
MTDesigns
08-12-2001, 12:02 PM
The FQ thing... I must be out of it as you confused me.
LOL...sorry about that ;)! I have this nuclear energy site in my referrer list for the past couple of months. I thought there was a link from my site somewhere, but their webmaster has said no. Their domain name is also the name of one of their servers, as FQ has. So, I was wondering if that was the reason their site was showing up in my stats.

See what happens when I let my mind wander...%)
esc
08-12-2001, 12:02 PM
Hi Joi~,

Here is an explanation of this strange URL: http://help.netscape.com/kb/consumer/19971015-1.html

Erich
sheila
08-12-2001, 12:08 PM
Originally posted by esc:

Here is an explanation of this strange URL: http://help.netscape.com/kb/consumer/19971015-1.html

That's funny. So, it's from people who are still using NS 3 to view sites? I'm floored.
esc
08-12-2001, 12:14 PM
That's funny. So, it's from people who are still using NS 3 to view sites? I'm floored.
Have also a look at this page (http://web-wise-wizard.com/internet-web-www/internet-rough-guide-url-protocol-urls.html). There is a hint that perhaps other applications might use this strange syntax too.

Erich
MTDesigns
08-12-2001, 05:00 PM
Thank you for the information ;) !

Joi~