Refer 1.05 · 25 October 2002
Based on feedback and some peyote-fuelled epiphanies on the mountainside at dawn, Refer has been updated.
With version 1.05, there are now options in config.php to mask certain referrers by phrase. An example of usefulness: I am no longer curious to know how many are arriving at this site by typing the words fuck me into Google (it is in the hundreds, every day). I have the script filter out all referrers that contain the word fuck, and my Refer page is a marginally politer place to be.
For those displaying visitor addresses on a Refer page, an option now exists to show only the root domain of the visitor’s service provider, rather than the specific details of their address. A bit less Big Brotherish that way, I think.
On the display page, a link to continue viewing older referrers has appeared.
There are now multiple date formats from which to choose.
UPGRADING: those who have installed Refer previously need do nothing more than edit and replace config.php, and replace logfuntions.php with the new versions.
We took delivery on a new refrigerator today. Fancy that!
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