To catch a sock puppet...

Mary Poppins · 10-12-2006, 01:25 PM

And pray tell, miss LS, why would one want to catch a.. what do you call them?... Sock Puppet ?

As if that sort of thing exists around here. Pshaw !

Alex · 10-12-2006, 01:34 PM

And then when that circumstantial case is very strong they'll say it is their [husband|sister|mom|dog|son] posting from the same computer.

Moonliner · 10-12-2006, 01:37 PM

IP's ain't what they used to be.

To start with most people still have a dynamic IP address which means that each time they login it's probable they are using a unique IP address. Add in work, home, public terminals, wireless access sites, etc.. and a users IP address does not mean much.

Your best bet would be to try and identify the individual PC and that's what cookies are for and even then you can only prove that the same PC was used for multiple accounts, not the same person.

10-12-2006, 01:25 PM	#1
Mary Poppins Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: London Posts: 18	And pray tell, miss LS, why would one want to catch a.. what do you call them?... Sock Puppet ? As if that sort of thing exists around here. Pshaw !
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10-12-2006, 01:34 PM	#2
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	And then when that circumstantial case is very strong they'll say it is their [husband\|sister\|mom\|dog\|son] posting from the same computer.
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Moonliner 8/30/14 - Disneyland -10k or Bust. Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 9,022	IP's ain't what they used to be. To start with most people still have a dynamic IP address which means that each time they login it's probable they are using a unique IP address. Add in work, home, public terminals, wireless access sites, etc.. and a users IP address does not mean much. Your best bet would be to try and identify the individual PC and that's what cookies are for and even then you can only prove that the same PC was used for multiple accounts, not the same person. __________________ - Taking it one step at a time.
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