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List:       kfm-devel
Subject:    Re: Fwd: Bug#27935: [PATCH] Anonymous Referrer Implementation
From:       Dirk Mueller <mueller () kde ! org>
Date:       2001-07-01 22:23:20
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On Son, 01 Jul 2001, David Faure wrote:

> Anyway, aren't there sites that need a better referrer than that ?
> For instance the one from the last bugreport needed more than that, no ?

Yep, we can't accept that patch as it will break i.e. amazon.com which 
relies on a working referrer. 

after all our referrer handling isn't that insecure as it will become reset 
when you enter a new url in the locationbar manually. so this is just about 
following links and redirections..

There are also some sites that refuse to supply images or even html if you 
don't send them the correct referrer. 

After all, referrers aren't a privacy compromise when you think about all 
those doubleclick.net hit counters and ip trace scripts on almost all pages 
(linked via a small external Javascript or a 1px gif or something like that)


Dirk

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