Re: Stopping multiple votes by IP

On Thursday 06 June 2002 00:45, Nick Wilson wrote: > * and then 1LT John W. Holmes declared.... > > > The only "good" way to do it is with authentication. Have the user log in > > and then allow them one vote. > > > > Any other method is going to be open to cheating, so be aware of it. > > Okay, I've been working on the 'paper design' all afternoon in the sun > ;-) and have pretty much got what I want with a 'member object' > > The only small problem I see is if a user logs out and then registers as > another user and votes again. I will be verifying emails of memebers so > I think this an unlikely scenario but it still bugs me a little. There is no 100% 'foolproof' method. Perhaps you can consider charging them per vote ;-) -- Jason Wong -> Gremlins Associates -> www.gremlins.com.hk Open Source Software Systems Integrators * Web Design & Hosting * Internet & Intranet Applications Development * /* Star Trek Lives! */