Re: Form refresh problem

From: Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2001 09:39:44 +0000
Subject: Re: Form refresh problem
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> My problem is that a user, having voted once, can keel clicking refresh in > their browser and the form data keeps getting sent, incrementing the poll > results each time > Is there a way to kill form data once it;s been posted, or is there a better > way of doing what I am trying to accomplish? The easiest way to stop most multiple votes is to send them a Cookie when you get their vote. If they have that Cookie, they can't vote again. That won't stop a semi-serious cheater -- He'll just not accept the Cookie or delete it after he gets it or... If you need better than this minimal "honesty" factor, it gets tricky... And *NOTHING* online (via HTTP, anyway) can be anywhere close to a reliable voting method. Even Florida had it better. :-) By Day: |By Night: Don't miss the Zend Web Store's | There's not enough room here... Grand Opening on January 23, 2001! | Start here: http://www.zend.com | http://l-i-e.com/artists.htm

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